Concrete was the foundation of the ancient Roman empire. It enabled Rome's storied architectural revolution as well as the ...

Excavations of a workshop that was buried in Pompeii almost 2000 years ago have given archaeologists unique insights into ...

Isotopic analysis confirmed that the workers in Pompeii relied on hot-mixing when making their concrete. Samples from the ...

Ancient ring dating back to the late second or early third century C.E. uncovered from the fort city of Bononia, Bulgaria.

Found at the Roman ruins of Bononia in Vidin, Bulgaria, this 1,800-year-old gold ring is adorned with the image of a married ...

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

Less than a century after it was rediscovered, National Geographic's correspondent explored the ruins of Petra and found its ...

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

Historians have long debated the height of Ancient Greeks, imagining either towering heroes or smaller-than-modern people.

How would history have unfolded if Antony and Cleopatra had defeated Octavian? Would they have ruled the Roman Empire?

While excavating at the ancient fort of La Loma in the northern Iberian Peninsula, archaeologists found the shattered ...

The survival of a brimmed wool cap that is roughly 1,600-year-old offers an unusually intimate glimpse into how a single ...