Archaeologists working at the animal cemetery at Berenike have documented remains from three dozen primates, marking a significant shift in Roman pet-keeping practices. Previously, the handful of ...

New archaeological evidence is helping rewrite old myths about disabled people in the ancient world.

Archaeologists excavating the ancient Roman city of Gabii have uncovered a massive stone-lined basin that may represent one ...

The hat lay flattened and moth-eaten for more than a century in a museum box. Now, the rare 2,000-year-old headpiece (made ...

Aerial view of the temple of Venus located in the archaeological park of Baia, a hamlet of Bacoli, in the metropolitan city of Naples, in Campania, Italy. It was an octagonal thermal building, with ...

A history professor has discovered hidden markings on an ancient Roman cup, revealing secrets of the empire’s glassware ...

The burial site was 4,500 years old, but archaeology society members saw enough evidence to believe it was already in use nearly 8,000 years earlier.

Amid the vast destruction of the war, a small group of determined individuals fought to save Gaza's archaeological heritage.

Archeological excavations at Jerash continue to produce new finds more than a century after the ancient city’s rediscovery.

A volunteer, digging near the cold stone of Hadrian’s Wall, made a startling discovery: an ancient silver ring featuring a delicately carved intaglio. The find pulls the curtain back on the lives of ...

Domestic cats originated in North Africa and spread to Europe in the past 2000 years, according to DNA evidence, while in ...

Archaeologists excavating the remains of a Roman city in Portugal have discovered a rare bronze inkwell filled with the ...