While the tombs and the shrine were found within the modern city's boundaries, they would have been situated outside the ...

When some ancient Romans were feeling a little under the weather, they were treated with human feces. While this practice was mentioned in ancient Greco-Roman medical texts by figures such as Pliny ...

Italian archaeologists recently unearthed ancient Roman tombs during the excavation of a necropolis – including one bearing the epitaph of a gladiator. The discovery was announced by the Archaeology, ...

An elephant bone discovered in Spain may date to the time of Hannibal's battles against the Romans. A 2,200-year-old bone ...

Archaeologists recently uncovered the remains of a remarkably well-preserved dog from ancient Rome – and the discovery highlights the prevalence of ritual sacrifice in antiquity. The excavation ...

Archaeologists are doing excavation work along the A66 ahead of plans to widen the road.

Italian archaeologists recently discovered an ancient Roman bathhouse submerged underwater – and it may have belonged to Rome’s greatest orator. The Campi Flegrei Archaeological Park, located in ...

Archaeologists working at Ostia Antica, an ancient Roman port city, have discovered the oldest Jewish ritual bath outside of the Middle East, along with an oil lamp decorated with a menorah dated to ...

"It is a sensational finding ... something that our grandchildren will be talking about," Italian Culture Minister Alessandro ...

Pergamon’s setting strengthens the interpretation. The city was closely tied to the sanctuary of Asclepius and long had a reputation for healing. The Asklepion at Pergamon became one of antiquity’s ...

In September 2024, a metal detectorist scouring a farm about 45 miles northeast of London found a silver, oval pendant ...

A large part of the interior of 120 or more boxes of plaster fragments have been enticed home into readable pictures at In ...