Stock Photo - Exhibition|Archeology, Documentary L'Elefante e il Colle Perduto, to Mercati di traiano until 24 May 2022. In just two years, between 1931 and 1932, a hill was excavated in the heart of Rome, the Velia, which extended between the slopes of the Oppian Hill and the Palatine Hill, separating the area of the Imperial Forums from the Colosseum. The price paid by the artistic and archaeological heritage, due to this excavation, was very high: the archaeological stratification was affected, which proved to be very rich in evidence from the Roman era. But the most surprising discovery was made on May 20, 1932, when numerous remains of fossil fauna came to light, including the elephant skull and tusk Elephas Palaeoloxodon antiquus, which is the most famous find. A cura di Claudio Parisi Presicce, Nicoletta Bernacchio, Isabella Damiani, Stefania Fogagnolo e Massimiliano Munzi, ai Mercati di Traiano fino al 24 maggio 2022. Materiali di epoca antica, medievale e moderna rinvenuti durante lo sbancamento.