The roughly 2,000-year-old mosaic was buried in Pompeii when Mount Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79. It was discovered in 1831, ...

From his military achievements to his love life, discover 10 facts about Ramesses the Great, one of Egypt’s most celebrated ...

Nestled in the heart of the Trastevere district, at the foot of Villa Sciarra and on the historic Janiculan hill, lies one of ...

Archaeologists in Iraq may have discovered the lost city of Qabra, mentioned in ancient Babylonian inscriptions.

Scientists have discovered hidden structures underneath Milan ’s fifteenth-century Sforza Castle, hinting at the presence of ...

Charred by the flames of a funeral pyre, the Derveni Papyrus has proved to be a fascinating—and confounding—artifact ...

Ancient monuments such as the pyramids of Egypt, Gobekli Tepe in Turkey, the Nazca Lines of Peru, and countless others ...

A monumental Bronze Age "mega fortress" known as Dmanisis Gora has been discovered in the Caucasus Mountains, perplexing archaeologists with its vast size and enigmatic purpose. Dating back ...

It shows that this site on Salisbury Plain was important to the people not just living nearby, but across Britain.’ ...

German archaeologists uncovered an amulet in a 3rd century grave that illuminates the spread of religion in the Roman Empire.

The planetary pockmarks are known as some of the coldest places in the Solar System. The shivery situation is to be further ...

The "Dragon Houses" of Euboea, mysterious megalithic structures dating to ancient Greece's Preclassical period, continue to ...