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Indagini e Misteri is a travel and culture blog, a diary for sharing our studies on history, art and past civilizations. Every investigation begins with mystery, with the desire to reveal what is still unknown. The study of symbols, rituals and myths, of the artifacts that have come down to us opens the doors of knowledge, allows us to discover thoughts and cultural frames of people before us, tells about places and events, invites us to look beyond the boundary. We hope to convey the spirit of discovery that leads our steps!
Samuele and Daniela
Latest articles
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The bronze statuettes and the identity of Nuragic people
The wide fields looking westward, and the towers of the nuraghes like peaks of a barren hilly landscape. Never domed nor concealed, the stone peered…
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Monterozzi necropolis and a journey into the underworld
We could never have known anything about the Etruscans, a people of ancient Italy who lived between the 9th and 1st centuries BC, if they…
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The Dolmen of Chianca and ancestral rites of passage
On August 6, 1909, archaeologists Francesco Samarelli and Angelo Mosso were going to Bisceglie, in the narrow strip of Apulia among the gentle slopes of…
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The Alchemical Door and the lost Villa Palombara
Along the streets of Rome two different facets coexist, since the historical past, so manifest and imposing, is contrasted by another more hidden, intimate one. It is the dimension linked to occultism and the ancient…
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The cosmic temple of St. Michael the Archangel in Perugia
A hillock stands close to the city walls, and on it there is a sacred building that reflects the harmony of the cosmos. The temple of St. Michael the Archangel in Perugia is circular, as…
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Archangel Michael, the origins of the cult
A sword stroke resounds in the air; as if driven by tongues of unquenchable fire, it shakes the powers of heaven. The wings of Archangel…
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The Sanctuary of St. Michael on Mount Gargano
The monumental St. Michael’s Cave, on the Gargano promontory in northern Apulia, is a holy place since time immemorial. It is the place where the Sublime and the encounter with…
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The search for the Holy Grail, the chalice of Christ
While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, โTake and eat; this is my body. Then he…
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The transcendent silence of Fossanova Abbey
Except for the soft echo of footsteps walking among the pews and kneelers, nothing else can be heard between the aisles of Fossanova Abbey. There is a powerful, mystical atmosphere in this place. It permeates every essence, a transcendent hierophany that is beyond the limits of human comprehension. There is no word, no gesture that…
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The sense of the mystery
How many times have we been enraptured by the unfathomable beauty of a work of art, the magnificence of a painting or the ethereal plasticity of a sculpture? And how many times in our lives have we paused to observe a fascinating gaze that has stirred something deep within us? I vividly remember the unmistakable…
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The Avignon Papacy or Babylonian captivity
It was not so unusual for the pope to reside outside Rome – the city was often insecure and unruly – but that this would happen for some seventy years…
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The abandoned village of Old Cirella
The ancient Medieval village of Cerillae once stood on a steep promontory, nestled in the beauty of a boundless place, close to the roaring sea and cliffs in the Riviera…
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The Templars: monks and soldiers, pilgrims and knights
The conquest of Jerusalem, at the end of the First Crusade, marked a fundamental turning point in the history of Medieval Europe. The city had…
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The abbey of Saint Antimo, on the way to light
The abbey of Saint Antimo is reached by following a straight path, which stretches slowly between the slopes of verdant hills, adorned with centuries-old olive and cypress trees, and expanses of green vineyards. These are…
The authors
Samuele
Samuele is the founder of Indagini e Misteri, a blog on anthropology, history and art. He has a degree in forensic biology and works for the Ministry of Culture. For pleasure he studies unusual and old-fashioned things, such as uncertain symbolism or enigmatic apotropaic rituals. He pursues mystery through adventure but that, inexplicably, is always one step further.
Daniela
Daniela is a coauthor in writing articles for Indagini e Misteri. Passionate about traditions and cultures, she has a PhD in development economics and has worked for FAO dealing with sub-Saharan African countries. She is headstrong and gets excited about new adventures or at the sight of ancient architecture.
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Thematic paths
On the trail of Frederick II
Who was Frederick II of Swabia? Was the saint his people believed or the antichrist that Gregory IX defined on his bull of excommunication?
