Two Italian archeological locations are among the five nominees for the Palmyra International Archeological Discovery Award, the most prestigious international recognition dedicated to ancient discoveries. These are Pompeii and Vulci. Excavations at the Campanian archeological site's insula 10 of Regio IX uncovered a massive banquet hall. The walls have a colossal frieze with nearly life-size figures showing a lively Dionysian procession. At the Vulci archaeological park in the Maremma area of Lazio, meanwhile, a Greek marble head of a young woman, known as a Kore, has been discovered. The piece is a unique example of Greek sculpture discovered in Etruscan land, providing valuable information into the strength of cultural linkages between Greece and pre-Roman Italy. Albania's earliest Roman hypogeum-mausoleum in the Bulqizë Valley, Egypt's underwater harbor at Taposiris Magna, and Turkey's crocodile and flamingo mosaics at Heraclea al Latmo are among the contending sites, in addition to the two Italian ones. The reward will be awarded in October.