A digital atlas of ancient Rome’s highways and byways reveals a road network that was more extensive than thought.

Located in western Tunisia, the plants operated between the third and sixth centuries and likely helped supply precious olive ...

Archeologists recently discovered over 40,000 Roman-era coins during a dig in a French village. The treasure trove of ancient ...

A group of scientists are studying the Cyclades, an island group in Greece's Aegean Sea, looking for signs of early human ...

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Clues from a digital reconstruction of a lavish ancient home are changing how researchers understand Pompeii’s elite.

While slaves in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii were considered no more than "speaking tools", some received better food ...

New archaeological evidence is helping rewrite old myths about disabled people in the ancient world.

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Archaeological excavations at the heart of London's political power have revealed remarkable prehistoric tools, medieval treasures, and architectural remains spanning six millennia beneath the Palace ...

Trying to imagine what everyday life looked like during Jesus’s time is pretty difficult. It was thousands of years ago, after all. But you just need to take a look at the fields for a better ...

Archaeologists working in Budapest, Hungary have lifted the lid on a hermetically sealed Roman sarcophagus that remained untouched for over 1,700 years, revealing a complete skeleton and a treasure ...