Recessed spaces have a long history going back at least hundreds of years — from the irori, or sunken hearth, in traditional ...

Proof of ancient olive trees and grapevines, consistent with a Bible verse, has been found at the Church of the Holy ...

Unfortunately for the Romans, however, these tariffs often led to higher prices, black markets and other economic problems.

Spend a semester, or year, at the University of the Sunshine Coast in Australia. Enroll in a yearlong or single semester program with all courses offered in English for undergraduates. Students ...

While on a hike with her family, a child stumbled across a 3,800-year-old Egyptian amulet. It will go on display in an ...

The 2,000-year-old Torlonia collection of Roman sculptures, now at the Art Institute of Chicago, has the urgency of the ...

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Nearly 2,000 years after a volcanic eruption caused hot ash to blanket the city, construction on railway lines revealed a ...

Archaeologists in Italy have recently discovered ancient Roman tombs while excavating a necropolis, including one with a ...

Archaeologists have uncovered two near-lifesize sculptures in a Pompeii tomb, shedding new light on the city's elite.

At a site not far from an ancient forum and amphitheater once used to host Roman gladiators, archaeologists discovered an ...

The Roman conquest of Greece has been an integral part of the long and rich history of this proud nation in the Eastern ...