In ancient Rome, spices came to the city from every corner of the Empire and were often so precious that they could be used ...

The ancient Greeks and Romans often doused their statues in perfume, a recent study found. Published in the Oxford Journal of ...

Restoration work on the Rusovce Mansion in the capital of Slovakia has unearthed remnants of the first known Roman aqueduct ...

Archeologists recently uncovered an historic 1,600-year-old Jewish bath known as a mikveh in Ostia Antica, the archaeological site of an ancient Roman city.

Research in ancient adhesive technologies offers valuable insights into the cognitive and technological capabilities of early humans. Evidence of adhesive ...

After 90 years, forgotten frescoes by Maxine Albro were recently discovered beneath nine layers of paint in the historic ...

Over the past twenty years, the ground in this area has risen by 55 inches. The newly discovered Frieze of the House of the ...

Europe and Russia's shifting stances during the Greek War of Independence and their influential roles in the conflict's ...

The Acropolis is a massive archaeological site brimming with the artistic monuments and wonders of ancient Greece. Here are ...

In a city buried under feet of ash and debris from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79, archaeologists have announced ...

Contemporary writings on art, including a book by Roman author Pliny the Elder, mention the fact that sculptures in ancient Greece were painted and not left with the white marble exposed.

In 1882, in an Etruscan tomb near Veii, about 16 kilometers north of Rome, a Greek pitcher—an olpe—was discovered. It had ...