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Vatican Excavation Office
Archaeological site

Vatican Excavation Office

The Vatican Excavation Office, or Ufficio Scavi Vaticano, sits within the heart of Rome’s ancient streets, a working hub that coordinates extraordinary access to the Vatican’s underground layers. This site is the administrative center behind the Vatican’s ongoing archaeological work and the monitoring of excavations in areas such as the necropolis beneath St. Peter’s Basilica. The office oversees research and preservation efforts that connect modern scholarship with antiquity, shaping how visitors and scholars understand centuries of Rome’s urban and religious history. …

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