DNA reveals that the people of Carthage, a powerful independent colony founded by the Phoenicians, had little genetic ...

Archaeologists have discovered a 2,000-year-old Roman sandal near an ancient military fort in Oberstimm, Germany. The highly ...

Sifting through the damp soil of the southwestern United Kingdom, archaeologists slowly unearthed an ancient Roman settlement. The ruins seemed “typical” at first — but then “something more unusual” ...

Hadrian’s Wall — a 73-mile construction across northern Britain that marked the frontier of the Roman Empire — is no stranger to penis imagery. The nearly 2,000-year-old example of Roman engineering ...

New research on a skeleton of a gladiator that was found in York in 2004 shows the distinctive markings of lion's teeth.

Researchers compared the markings found on an ancient skeleton in England to bones that had been chewed on by cheetahs, lions ...

Professor Dr. Bilal Söğüt: "This sarcophagus is among the best garland-decorated examples, with rich figures and a clearly ...

A gruesome new discovery provides the first skeletal proof of humans being attacked by big cats in Roman gladiatorial ...

The cymbals were excavated from a building dating to the third millennium BCE, associated with the Umm an-Nar culture. Though musical instruments are rarely preserved in archaeological contexts due to ...

(photo: Courtesy photo / Jacob Derry) Kristina Millare/CNA World April 17, 2025 Jubilee of Hope pilgrims are undertaking two ancient church ... As one of the oldest Roman traditions for Catholics ...

Archaeologists excavated a construction site in Stuttgart and found an ancient Roman graveyard with over 100 military horses, officials said. Photo from the State Office for Monument Preservation ...