The Independent reports that archaeologists have discovered infant skeletons from the Roman period bearing significant "negative health markers," pointing to widespread suffering among urban ...
Yet, everything changed when archaeologists uncovered a remarkably preserved construction site in Pompeii. Buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE, the site had retained raw material piles, ...
New research suggests the Romans used a method known as "hot mixing" to produce self-healing concrete, which allowed them to ...
Roman military officers stationed in Egypt kept pet monkeys imported from India as a symbol of wealth, according to a new ...
Archaeologists in Britain say they have found the earliest known evidence of deliberate fire-making, dating to around 400,000 ...
An intricate Roman floor in rural England has turned out to be far more than decoration. Archaeologists now argue that its ...
In one town, though, there’s evidence of human settlement from more than 2,000 years ago.