In this new study, a team analyzed the genomes of 70 ancient cats, dating back over the last 11,000 years (from about 9000 ...

Archaeologists discovered rare Roman relics at Bremenium Fort in northern England, including 2,000-year-old preserved fruit, pottery and military artifacts.

A rare example of a sun hat from late Roman Egypt that was stitched together from fabrics in five colors.

Roman military officials stationed at an Egyptian port were crazy about their pets, and seem to have been particularly fond ...

Archaeologists working at the animal cemetery at Berenike have documented remains from three dozen primates, marking a significant shift in Roman pet-keeping practices. Previously, the handful of ...

Exceptionally Heavy Roman Gold Ring Unearthed in Bulgaria's Ancient Bononia. Archaeologists working at the Ancient Bononia site in Vidin, Bulgaria have made a remarkable discovery ...

Historians have long debated the height of Ancient Greeks, imagining either towering heroes or smaller-than-modern people.

This walking tour brings you right up to the Colosseum’s towering arches, revealing the scale and detail often missed from ...

From the Minoan royal road to the Ridgeway, ancient roads still exist today showing how past civilizations built networks ...

A key figure in this controlled chaos was the Saturnalicius Princeps, or “Leader of Saturnalia.” This mock king was chosen by ...

Archaeologists have removed the lid of a sealed ancient Roman sarcophagus, finding preserved remains of a young woman who died 1,700 years ago. The team with the Budapest History Museum discovered the ...

All roads may have once led to Rome — but those roads stretched 50% longer than previously known, according to a new digital atlas published this week. The study, called Itiner-e, mapped nearly ...