Although the Greeks and Romans linked environmental harm with climate change to a more limited extent than we do today, they ...

The exceptional find emerged during the fifth consecutive season of excavations at this Roman outpost, which lies north of Hadrian's Wall, reports the BBC. Volunteer Barry Mead discovered the precious ...

This video explores how ancient civilizations built things so advanced that even modern science cannot explain them. From ...

Researchers uncovered a 2.75–2.44 million-year-old site in Kenya showing that early humans maintained stone tool traditions for nearly 300,000 years despite extreme climate swings. The tools, ...

A medieval tower near the Roman Forum has partially collapsed during renovation work, critically injuring at least one worker.

Construction work and related archaeological endeavors in the German Upper Bavarian district of Eichstätt has revealed the ...

Long before electricity, ancient engineers built systems to harness natural ventilation. From Persian wind catchers to Roman ...

Excavations in the ancient Roman city Gabii have uncovered a water basin that could predate much of Roman monumental architecture. Experts believe the water basin could sit alongside another ...

Archaeologists excavating an ancient well in eastern Croatia have discovered the skeletons of seven men whose bodies had been tossed in haphazardly. Experts think the remains belong to Roman soldiers ...

When you decide to clean up an overgrown backyard, you never know what you’re going to find. That’s the takeaway from the surprising story of a New Orleans family who embarked on a landscaping project ...

How did a 2,000-year-old Roman tombstone end up in a New Orleans yard? For the past six months, this has been a question pursued by an archaeologist, an anthropologist, and a pair of classicists. As ...