Archaeologists unearth 2000-year-old marble head of Augustus Caesar

The 2,000-year-old head of Rome's first emperor, Augustus Caesar, was recently uncovered by archaeologists in Isernia, Italy. Francesco Giancola made the remarkable discovery during restoration on a medieval wall that collapsed in 2013.

"While we were digging behind the wall, I saw that the earth changed color," he said.

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