It is not always about discovering and excavating a site, it is also about making that site available to the public. It is very nice to see the pictures or short videos, but there is nothing like experiencing the visit of an archaeological site by yourself.
Excavations carried out occasionally in the 1800s and in the 1900s had exposed sections of Tiberius' Villa and currently a new room is being unearthed that surely will expose the splendor of his days.
The Villa site has been scrutinized and excavated since the 1600s when it was used as a dump. In the next underlying layer, the remains of an entire family were exposed. They counted seven people that could have been killed during epidemic or another traumatic event that occurred in the 1200s. Digging deeper, coins from the 7th century were found and below that layer the remains of a wall with a lamp still standing intact inside a niche were unearthed and belonged to the 4th century AD.
The plan is to organize the visit of the Domus Tiberiana in such a
way that the visitor can access several rooms that will include showcases
displaying the luxuries of daily life.
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