Archaeologists finally lift lid on ancient sarcophagus hidden beneath capital city - During the Roman period, much of what is ...

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Archaeologists did some digging in and around the Kazakhstan steppe and discovered an ancient settlement. Further study ...

“These Roman roads—both paved and unpaved—gave structure to massive cultural shifts that affected Western history for the ...

A simple turn of the wrist at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in February 2023 has unveiled a centuries-old mystery about ancient Roman craftsmen. Washington State University art history professor ...

Ancient Persians believed the sky was blue because it reflected a massive sapphire beneath the Earth, giving the stone cosmic symbolism. Kings, priests, and rulers wore sapphires to signal wisdom, ...

The images hammered into the sides of a goblet found in Palestine give us an idea of what people living more than 4000 years ...

In the hushed light of a museum gallery, Hallie Meredith discovered something intriguing about ancient Roman glasswork hiding ...

New research shows RNA is preserved for longer than scientists had realized. This is the oldest RNA ever profiled.