On a serene plain in southwestern Iran, the stepped ziggurat of Tchogha Zanbil has stood for more than 3,500 years, making it the best-preserved ziggurat outside Mesopotamia and one of the rare ...
Pompeii Discovery Rewrites the Story of Roman Concrete and Its Self-Healing Power ...
A careful, minimal retrofit by Levitate transforms Dannatt's 1959 Vaughan College into a modern museum while preserving its mild brutalist character. Owen Hatherley reports ...
Researchers in Athens use advanced geophysical techniques to uncover hidden tunnels and drainage systems beneath the Temple ...
Curiosity spikes fast when a dig meant to reveal palace walls instead exposes plumbing that looks surprisingly familiar. A ...
Father Catich’s art generated both praise and controversy. In the 1950s, his piece “Theophora” stirred up people when on display at a New York City museum because it depicts an interracial Mary and ...
Archaeologists have unearthed tombs and a shrine dedicated to Hercules from the time of the Roman Republic.
Archaeologists in Italy have uncovered the ancient Basilica of Vitruvius in Fano, confirming a long-debated Roman structure.
Researchers hope to glean further details from the site, including why use of the villa eventually ceased.
(Refiles to add dropped word "corner" in paragraph 9) ROME, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Italian officials on Monday hailed the discovery of a more than 2,000-year-old public building attributed to Vitruvius, ...
While the basins may have simply been reservoirs, various features instead suggest ritualistic use.