Urban populations in southern Britain experienced a decline in health that lasted for generations after the Romans arrived ...

New DNA analysis reveals how the rise and fall of the Roman Empire ultimately shifted the population in the Balkans.

Archaeologists in France found a hidden hoard of Roman coins buried beneath a village with ancient roots.

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Under the ancient village of Huqoq in northern Israel, a cramped tunnel carved into the rock has yielded a cache of bronze ...

A new analysis of the Hjortspring boat, an ancient wooden plank boat now on display in the National Museum of Denmark, has ...

On this week’s “More To The Story,” art historian Erin Thompson examines the ways societies build and destroy monuments—and why Trump is so focused on remaking Washington in his own image.

During excavations in the ancient city of Amastris, Turkey, archaeologists came across a monumental Roman stoa, or covered ...

UNESCO added the rituals surrounding Italian food preparation and consumption to its list of the world’s traditional ...

There were many ways in which the elites of ancient Roman society flaunted their wealth. They built vast villas, sponsored ...

Analysis of skeletal remains from England before and during Roman occupation confirms theories that the population's health ...

Making fire on demand was a milestone in the lives of our early ancestors. But the question of when that skill first arose ...