A rare example of a sun hat from late Roman Egypt that was stitched together from fabrics in five colors.
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 ...
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 ...
Roman military officials stationed at an Egyptian port were crazy about their pets, and seem to have been particularly fond ...
In an announcement from the Northumberland National Park, officials said in late October that a record number of finds were ...
A research team led by Marcello Modgetta, professor at the University of Missouri and head of the Department of Classics, Archaeology and Religion, discovered an unusual find in the form of a ...
The sarcophagus was found among abandoned houses in a quarter of Aquincum that had been vacated in the 3rd century and later repurposed as a burial ground. Nearby discoveries included a Roman aqueduct ...
Archaeologists reveal that a new digital atlas shows Roman road network was 50% larger than known, mapping 186,000 miles across Europe, Africa and the Middle East using satellite imagery.
Archeological excavations at Jerash continue to produce new finds more than a century after the ancient city’s rediscovery.
A discovery in Sardinia reveals up to 50,000 intact Roman coins, prompting research into trade, shipwrecks, and Mediterranean ...
It has been revealed that the skeletal remains of a man from Roman-era Britain show he was bitten by a large cat like a lion, meaning that he may well have been a combatant who died in a gladiator ...