Archaeologists in Ponso, Italy uncovered a rare ancient Veneti sanctuary buried by Adige River floods for centuries. The site includes a temple, columns, and rare Venetic and Latin inscriptions showing continued religious use from pre-Roman times into the Roman era
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Archaeologists in Italy uncovered an ancient Venetic sanctuary with rare inscriptions and temple remains during roadworks.
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May 21, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Archaeologists in Ponso, Italy uncovered a rare ancient Veneti sanctuary buried by Adige River floods for centuries. The site includes a temple, columns, and rare Venetic and Latin inscriptions showing continued religious use from pre-Roman times into the Roman era
brief introduction to Venetic here from @viewsproject.bsky.social with links to some further posts by @katherinemcdon.bsky.social
Reitia, Venetic goddess of writing
I have been promising for a while to say something about the Venetic goddess of writing. Last term, my colleague Dr Katherine McDonald gave a short seminar series on the Venetic language, which was…
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May 20, 2026 at 6:28 PM
brief introduction to Venetic here from @viewsproject.bsky.social with links to some further posts by @katherinemcdon.bsky.social
Archaeologists carrying out excavations ahead of the construction of a new road at Ponso, near Este in the Veneto region of Italy, have uncovered an ancient Venetic and Roman temple site, including numerous inscriptions in the Venetic language (all photos: SABAP Padova Treviso Belluno)🏺
May 20, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Archaeologists carrying out excavations ahead of the construction of a new road at Ponso, near Este in the Veneto region of Italy, have uncovered an ancient Venetic and Roman temple site, including numerous inscriptions in the Venetic language (all photos: SABAP Padova Treviso Belluno)🏺
rather the Venetic alphabet, borrowed from & closely related to the north Etruscan alphabet, but with punctuation and additional signs to represent sounds present in Venetic (an Indo-European language) but not in Etruscan. This is a (4th-2nd c. BCE) votive model of a school exercise tablet... (1/5)🏺
Etruscan Alphabet Tablet (5th Century BC) on bronze sheet with engraved sequences of letters, found from Este, among the votive objects from the Sanctuary of Reithia (Veneto region, Italy).
Archaeological Museum of Este, Padua, Italy
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Archaeological Museum of Este, Padua, Italy
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November 17, 2024 at 7:40 PM
rather the Venetic alphabet, borrowed from & closely related to the north Etruscan alphabet, but with punctuation and additional signs to represent sounds present in Venetic (an Indo-European language) but not in Etruscan. This is a (4th-2nd c. BCE) votive model of a school exercise tablet... (1/5)🏺
Enjoyed this example of Venetic in the Padua Museum, especially the archaic shapes of its letters.
You can see how the old shape of the letter pi in "pupone" (first and third letters from the top right) could easily become either Greek Π or Latin P.
You can see how the old shape of the letter pi in "pupone" (first and third letters from the top right) could easily become either Greek Π or Latin P.
May 2, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Enjoyed this example of Venetic in the Padua Museum, especially the archaic shapes of its letters.
You can see how the old shape of the letter pi in "pupone" (first and third letters from the top right) could easily become either Greek Π or Latin P.
You can see how the old shape of the letter pi in "pupone" (first and third letters from the top right) could easily become either Greek Π or Latin P.
'Self' is an English word with cognates across the Germanic languages: Danish selv, Dutch zelf, German selbst, Swedish själv, and silba in Gothic.
Beyond Germanic, its origin is uncertain, but intriguingly "sselboi-sselboi" ('for himself') turns up in the ancient Venetic language of northern Italy.
Beyond Germanic, its origin is uncertain, but intriguingly "sselboi-sselboi" ('for himself') turns up in the ancient Venetic language of northern Italy.
February 26, 2025 at 6:33 PM
'Self' is an English word with cognates across the Germanic languages: Danish selv, Dutch zelf, German selbst, Swedish själv, and silba in Gothic.
Beyond Germanic, its origin is uncertain, but intriguingly "sselboi-sselboi" ('for himself') turns up in the ancient Venetic language of northern Italy.
Beyond Germanic, its origin is uncertain, but intriguingly "sselboi-sselboi" ('for himself') turns up in the ancient Venetic language of northern Italy.
A distant cognate? Or even a borrowing? Weiss (2022) entertains the second theory:
"It should be noted that the Venetic form occurs on one of the latest Venetic inscriptions ... It’s possible that this is the result of a quite recent and perhaps one-off borrowing from Germanic."
"It should be noted that the Venetic form occurs on one of the latest Venetic inscriptions ... It’s possible that this is the result of a quite recent and perhaps one-off borrowing from Germanic."
February 26, 2025 at 6:41 PM
A distant cognate? Or even a borrowing? Weiss (2022) entertains the second theory:
"It should be noted that the Venetic form occurs on one of the latest Venetic inscriptions ... It’s possible that this is the result of a quite recent and perhaps one-off borrowing from Germanic."
"It should be noted that the Venetic form occurs on one of the latest Venetic inscriptions ... It’s possible that this is the result of a quite recent and perhaps one-off borrowing from Germanic."
A votive Venetic writing tablet with lists of vowels, consonants and pairs of consonants plus a votive inscription from Este. Venetic was inscribed between 6th and 1st centuries BC in northern Italy. This tablet dates to the second half of the first century BC. #EpigraphyTuesday
April 1, 2025 at 6:14 AM
A votive Venetic writing tablet with lists of vowels, consonants and pairs of consonants plus a votive inscription from Este. Venetic was inscribed between 6th and 1st centuries BC in northern Italy. This tablet dates to the second half of the first century BC. #EpigraphyTuesday
Ooh, new Venetic inscriptions?
May 20, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Ooh, new Venetic inscriptions?
Ancient Venetic sanctuary with rare inscriptions unearthed beneath road project in Italy
Archaeologists in northern Italy have uncovered an ancient sanctuary with inscriptions in the Venetic language during road construction work in the municipality of Ponso...
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Archaeologists in northern Italy have uncovered an ancient sanctuary with inscriptions in the Venetic language during road construction work in the municipality of Ponso...
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June 13, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Ancient Venetic sanctuary with rare inscriptions unearthed beneath road project in Italy
Archaeologists in northern Italy have uncovered an ancient sanctuary with inscriptions in the Venetic language during road construction work in the municipality of Ponso...
archaeologymag.com/2026/05/vene...
Archaeologists in northern Italy have uncovered an ancient sanctuary with inscriptions in the Venetic language during road construction work in the municipality of Ponso...
archaeologymag.com/2026/05/vene...
You know, you really don't get new Venetic inscriptions every day...
Archaeologists carrying out excavations ahead of the construction of a new road at Ponso, near Este in the Veneto region of Italy, have uncovered an ancient Venetic and Roman temple site, including numerous inscriptions in the Venetic language (all photos: SABAP Padova Treviso Belluno)🏺
May 20, 2026 at 6:34 PM
You know, you really don't get new Venetic inscriptions every day...
🏛 An exceptional cultic site active in both the pre-Roman and Roman eras has been unearthed in Ponso, Italy, during investigations in advance of a new road.
Discoveries include temples and carved stones with inscriptions in the local Venetic language.
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Discoveries include temples and carved stones with inscriptions in the local Venetic language.
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May 23, 2026 at 10:06 AM
🏛 An exceptional cultic site active in both the pre-Roman and Roman eras has been unearthed in Ponso, Italy, during investigations in advance of a new road.
Discoveries include temples and carved stones with inscriptions in the local Venetic language.
open.substack.com/pub/historyh...
Discoveries include temples and carved stones with inscriptions in the local Venetic language.
open.substack.com/pub/historyh...
"Archaeologists in northern Italy have uncovered an ancient sanctuary with inscriptions in the Venetic language during road construction work in the municipality of Ponso, in the Province of Padua..."
#Classics #AncientBlueSky #Linguistics
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#Classics #AncientBlueSky #Linguistics
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Ancient Venetic sanctuary with rare inscriptions unearthed beneath road project in Italy | Archaeology News Online Magazine
Archaeologists in Italy uncovered an ancient Venetic sanctuary with rare inscriptions and temple remains during roadworks.
archaeologymag.com
May 22, 2026 at 3:44 AM
"Archaeologists in northern Italy have uncovered an ancient sanctuary with inscriptions in the Venetic language during road construction work in the municipality of Ponso, in the Province of Padua..."
#Classics #AncientBlueSky #Linguistics
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#Classics #AncientBlueSky #Linguistics
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And these Venetic bronze plaquettes from the Gurina.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurina
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurina
August 10, 2026 at 11:47 AM
And these Venetic bronze plaquettes from the Gurina.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurina
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurina
A hoard find of early silver coins with possibly Celtic or Venetic names, partly in Venetic script. Some of them bear the legend COppOV in a mix of Latin letters (here in capitals) and North-Italic P (here in minuscule).
I mentioned these coin legends briefly in: www.academia.edu/19947321/Neu...
I mentioned these coin legends briefly in: www.academia.edu/19947321/Neu...
August 10, 2026 at 11:55 AM
A hoard find of early silver coins with possibly Celtic or Venetic names, partly in Venetic script. Some of them bear the legend COppOV in a mix of Latin letters (here in capitals) and North-Italic P (here in minuscule).
I mentioned these coin legends briefly in: www.academia.edu/19947321/Neu...
I mentioned these coin legends briefly in: www.academia.edu/19947321/Neu...
Chasing down an image of a particular Venetic inscription has led to the discovery that a local archaeology/reenactment group have made a copy to display publicly. www.veicetia.org/wp/?p=862
September 21, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Chasing down an image of a particular Venetic inscription has led to the discovery that a local archaeology/reenactment group have made a copy to display publicly. www.veicetia.org/wp/?p=862
I visited the Carinthian Museum in Klagenfurt last week to re-visit, after a long time, some of the treasures they have there, such as these reproductions of the Venetic rock inscriptions from Würmlach in the Gail Valley.
More info at Uni Erat Lupa: lupa.at/12954
More info at Uni Erat Lupa: lupa.at/12954
August 10, 2026 at 11:47 AM
I visited the Carinthian Museum in Klagenfurt last week to re-visit, after a long time, some of the treasures they have there, such as these reproductions of the Venetic rock inscriptions from Würmlach in the Gail Valley.
More info at Uni Erat Lupa: lupa.at/12954
More info at Uni Erat Lupa: lupa.at/12954
Finding it astonishing (in a good, funny way) that the law is still bringing prosecutions against crims who used the EncroChat app to communicate six years after it was hacked by the authorities.
Operation Venetic: Drug supplier caught with “treasure trove” of substances, cash and designer goods
A drug supplier caught red-handed with illegal substances and £81k criminal cash at his home, has been jailed for nine ...
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September 25, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Finding it astonishing (in a good, funny way) that the law is still bringing prosecutions against crims who used the EncroChat app to communicate six years after it was hacked by the authorities.
💥 📰 A Whole Lot of History 📰 💥
⚫️ Byzantine Treasures and Mounted Warriors in Early Medieval Avar Cemetery
⚫️ Terracotta ‘Fire Dogs’ from Pre-Roman (Venetic) Padua
⚫️ Neolithic Enclosure with Secret Medieval Safe Room
⚫️ OTD: German Army Surrenders at Stalingrad
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/historyh...
⚫️ Byzantine Treasures and Mounted Warriors in Early Medieval Avar Cemetery
⚫️ Terracotta ‘Fire Dogs’ from Pre-Roman (Venetic) Padua
⚫️ Neolithic Enclosure with Secret Medieval Safe Room
⚫️ OTD: German Army Surrenders at Stalingrad
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/historyh...
Monday, 2nd February
Byzantine Treasures and Mounted Warriors in Early Medieval Avar Cemetery | Terracotta ‘Fire Dogs’ from Pre-Roman Padua | Neolithic Enclosure with Secret Medieval Safe Room
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February 2, 2026 at 12:25 PM
💥 📰 A Whole Lot of History 📰 💥
⚫️ Byzantine Treasures and Mounted Warriors in Early Medieval Avar Cemetery
⚫️ Terracotta ‘Fire Dogs’ from Pre-Roman (Venetic) Padua
⚫️ Neolithic Enclosure with Secret Medieval Safe Room
⚫️ OTD: German Army Surrenders at Stalingrad
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/historyh...
⚫️ Byzantine Treasures and Mounted Warriors in Early Medieval Avar Cemetery
⚫️ Terracotta ‘Fire Dogs’ from Pre-Roman (Venetic) Padua
⚫️ Neolithic Enclosure with Secret Medieval Safe Room
⚫️ OTD: German Army Surrenders at Stalingrad
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/historyh...
📼 A Whole Lot of History 💥
📰 Iron Age Hillfort with Mystery Grave & Early Medieval Afterlife ⛏️ Exclusive, with @stirlingdigger.bsky.social
📰 Schoolkid Finds English Civil War Cannonball 💥
📰 Venetic and Roman Sanctuary Unearthed 🏛
📰 Rare Bronze Age Neck Rings 📿
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📰 Iron Age Hillfort with Mystery Grave & Early Medieval Afterlife ⛏️ Exclusive, with @stirlingdigger.bsky.social
📰 Schoolkid Finds English Civil War Cannonball 💥
📰 Venetic and Roman Sanctuary Unearthed 🏛
📰 Rare Bronze Age Neck Rings 📿
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May 22, 2026 at 6:05 PM
📼 A Whole Lot of History 💥
📰 Iron Age Hillfort with Mystery Grave & Early Medieval Afterlife ⛏️ Exclusive, with @stirlingdigger.bsky.social
📰 Schoolkid Finds English Civil War Cannonball 💥
📰 Venetic and Roman Sanctuary Unearthed 🏛
📰 Rare Bronze Age Neck Rings 📿
open.substack.com/pub/historyh...
📰 Iron Age Hillfort with Mystery Grave & Early Medieval Afterlife ⛏️ Exclusive, with @stirlingdigger.bsky.social
📰 Schoolkid Finds English Civil War Cannonball 💥
📰 Venetic and Roman Sanctuary Unearthed 🏛
📰 Rare Bronze Age Neck Rings 📿
open.substack.com/pub/historyh...
The shape of some letters may resemble the form of letters from the ancient alphabets of northern Italy (Raetic, Venetic), but there are no systematic correspondences, and there are other very different signs.
June 6, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The shape of some letters may resemble the form of letters from the ancient alphabets of northern Italy (Raetic, Venetic), but there are no systematic correspondences, and there are other very different signs.
My artwork on panel n°75: "There, here". I began creating it on July 25th, the day after the death of my cat Curry, a "mediumistic" creature 🙏
Here, then, a venetic high priestess, divided between two worlds 🙏🧿
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#elisatonini #art
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Here, then, a venetic high priestess, divided between two worlds 🙏🧿
More on my IG
#elisatonini #art
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August 20, 2025 at 2:55 PM
My artwork on panel n°75: "There, here". I began creating it on July 25th, the day after the death of my cat Curry, a "mediumistic" creature 🙏
Here, then, a venetic high priestess, divided between two worlds 🙏🧿
More on my IG
#elisatonini #art
www.instagram.com/p/DNkkHagygs...
Here, then, a venetic high priestess, divided between two worlds 🙏🧿
More on my IG
#elisatonini #art
www.instagram.com/p/DNkkHagygs...
🎨 New Post: Echoes of a Lost Tongue: Unveiling the Venetic Sanctuary
#aesthetic #archaeology #history #AIArt #Gijinka
👇 View Full Illustration:
https://luxoraia.achlabo.com/en/echoes-of-a-lost-tongue-unveiling-the-venetic-sanctuary/
#aesthetic #archaeology #history #AIArt #Gijinka
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https://luxoraia.achlabo.com/en/echoes-of-a-lost-tongue-unveiling-the-venetic-sanctuary/
July 14, 2026 at 12:44 AM
🎨 New Post: Echoes of a Lost Tongue: Unveiling the Venetic Sanctuary
#aesthetic #archaeology #history #AIArt #Gijinka
👇 View Full Illustration:
https://luxoraia.achlabo.com/en/echoes-of-a-lost-tongue-unveiling-the-venetic-sanctuary/
#aesthetic #archaeology #history #AIArt #Gijinka
👇 View Full Illustration:
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Non-exhaustive list of languages whose deaths we can attribute to the Romans:
Sabine, Oscan, Umbrian, Faliscan, Etruscan, Venetic, all the continental Celtic languages, Illyrian (assuming that Albanian isn’t a direct descendant), Thracian, Dacian, Gothic, Belgic, Frankish, possibly Phrygian, etc
Sabine, Oscan, Umbrian, Faliscan, Etruscan, Venetic, all the continental Celtic languages, Illyrian (assuming that Albanian isn’t a direct descendant), Thracian, Dacian, Gothic, Belgic, Frankish, possibly Phrygian, etc
September 22, 2023 at 8:47 PM
Non-exhaustive list of languages whose deaths we can attribute to the Romans:
Sabine, Oscan, Umbrian, Faliscan, Etruscan, Venetic, all the continental Celtic languages, Illyrian (assuming that Albanian isn’t a direct descendant), Thracian, Dacian, Gothic, Belgic, Frankish, possibly Phrygian, etc
Sabine, Oscan, Umbrian, Faliscan, Etruscan, Venetic, all the continental Celtic languages, Illyrian (assuming that Albanian isn’t a direct descendant), Thracian, Dacian, Gothic, Belgic, Frankish, possibly Phrygian, etc
EncroChat/Operation Venetic
Now that I have finished my last EncroChat expert witness instruction I thought I'd provide a narrative about the decisions and dilemmas that characterised the UK's NCA Operation Venetic. shorturl.at/br8iR
Now that I have finished my last EncroChat expert witness instruction I thought I'd provide a narrative about the decisions and dilemmas that characterised the UK's NCA Operation Venetic. shorturl.at/br8iR
EncroChat | Venetic Evidence, Dilemmas and Decisions - Peter Sommer
Operation Venetic, the exploitation of the breaking of the EncroChat strongly encrypted smartphone service used by serious organised criminals, was at one
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January 5, 2026 at 9:19 AM
EncroChat/Operation Venetic
Now that I have finished my last EncroChat expert witness instruction I thought I'd provide a narrative about the decisions and dilemmas that characterised the UK's NCA Operation Venetic. shorturl.at/br8iR
Now that I have finished my last EncroChat expert witness instruction I thought I'd provide a narrative about the decisions and dilemmas that characterised the UK's NCA Operation Venetic. shorturl.at/br8iR