Inspired by ancient Roman concrete techniques, a team led by Prof. Ma Xiao from the University of Science and Technology of ...

During a remarkably warm period 400,000 years ago, early humans living near what is now Rome regularly butchered massive straight-tusked elephants, using both their meat and bones as vital resources ...

The spectacular arena showcasing Ancient Rome’s power also contributed to its downfall.

Ancient “technologies” that still have scientists baffled Ancient civilizations demonstrated remarkable ingenuity in solving ...

Analysis of several sites near modern-day Rome shows "consistent" evidence that ancient humans regularly slaughtered ...

After four and a half years of meticulous underwater excavation, maritime archaeologists have completed the documentation of one of the most remarkably preserved Roman shipwrecks ever discovered in ...

The scrolls were discovered in 1752 at the Villa of the Papyri in Herculaneum, located about 10 miles (16 kilometers) north of Pompeii. This magnificent villa likely belonged to Lucius Calpurnius Piso ...

Some of the world’s most enduring mysteries hail from the realm of ancient technology. From the towering pyramids of Egypt to the intricate Antikythera mechanism, these remarkable feats of engineering ...

The 1,900-year-old grave marker of a Roman sailor named Sextus Congenius Verus had been missing from an Italian museum for ...

Daniella Santoro and her husband, Aaron Lorenz, were busy “de-junglefying” the backyard of their New Orleans home in March ...