A pair of ancient tombs featuring paintings of Greek mythological characters, in one of the world’s oldest urban areas, will soon be open to the public. Located in the Israeli coastal city of Ashkelon ...

A view of the archeological tomb site in Ashkelon, Israel, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. The tomb with wall paintings depicting Greek mythological figures is at least 1,700 years old said the Israeli ...

A new chemical study of the splendid wall paintings of the Domus of Salvius in present-day Cartagena discovered a previously unknown ancient recipe for mixing paint that didn't sacrifice quality for ...

The ancient city of Smyrna in Izmir has revealed new clues about how the city changed during Late Antiquity. Excavations at the Smyrna Agora have uncovered three previously unidentified rooms dating ...

The largest ancient Roman wall mosaic ever discovered portrays a mysterious port city across 52 feet of ancient stone.

Right now, in the center of Manhattan, anyone can enter a veritable portal to the ancient world. Thirty-five frescoes transported from the National Archaeological Museum of Naples have arrived at New ...

Railway construction crews rarely expect to uncover fine art, but that is roughly what happened during preparatory work tied to the expansion of Israel’s coastal rail line, when workers noticed ...

ROME, June 27 (Reuters) - A fresco that depicts what might be an ancestor of the Italian pizza has been found on the wall of an house in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, Italy's Culture Ministry ...

Archaeologists in Pompeii have uncovered a series of nearly life-size frescoes spanning three walls of an ancient banquet hall. Set against a ruby-red backdrop, the wall paintings depict female ...

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