Scientists excavating the ruins of Pompeii have discovered a construction site left frozen in time by the eruption of Italy's ...

Lime granules trapped in ancient walls show Romans relied on a reactive hot-mix method to making concrete that could now ...

The ancient Greeks and Romans built astonishing monuments like the Lighthouse of Alexandria and the Hanging Gardens of ...

Many of the world’s most fascinating archaeological sites are overshadowed by their more famous neighbors, leaving countless ...

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From ancient Rome to medieval Spain to Renaissance Venice, generations of mariners have relied on biscotti as a source of ...

The team behind what has been described as "one of the most significant mosaics discovered in the UK" have revealed that it ...

Archaeologists excavating the ancient Roman city of Gabii have uncovered a massive stone-lined basin that may represent one ...

Archaeologists working in the historic Turkish city of İznik have revealed a stunning third-century fresco depicting Jesus as the "Good Shepherd"—the only known example of this iconic Christian motif ...

The historical and archeological record upends the widespread belief that long-term incarceration belongs to the modern state ...

A Study Gallery of India and the Ancient World, trains its lens to the duration between the Harappan civilisation — which ...

New DNA analysis reveals how the rise and fall of the Roman Empire ultimately shifted the population in the Balkans.