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

Using state-of-the-art technology, researchers at the University of Exeter in the U.K. have shed light onto the function of uses of ancient Roman medical tools. Photo from the University of Exeter ...

Lublin Provincial Conservator of Monuments, an organization dedicated to the protection of ancient artifacts in Poland, revealed the discovery of various treasures, including silver coins, and among ...

It’s one of the most fully intact sets of tools ever found on the continent. Archaeologists working near Măgura Călanului hill in Romania have discovered a remarkably rare cache of iron tools dating ...

Oldowan stone tools made from a variety of raw materials sourced more than six miles away from where they were found in southwestern Kenya. In southwestern Kenya more than 2.6 million years ago, ...

Early Europeans butchered elephants and made tools from their bones 400,000 years ago, reveals new research. Analysis of several sites near modern-day Rome in central Italy shows "consistent" evidence ...

In a city filled to the brim with iconic buildings of both the ancient and not-so-ancient variety, the Colosseum of Rome stands apart from the rest. The ancient stadium, an arched, elliptical arena, ...

The video discusses the contributions of ancient civilizations, particularly the Egyptians, Romans, and others, to modern society. It highlights the development of tools, metalwork, pottery, glass, ...

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