A new chemical and microscopic analysis of Pompeii residues documents a sacrificial rite that had only been previously ...

New research on Pompeii incense burners shows how aromas from local plants and imported resin shaped household rituals.

A drawing by Jean Charles Loriquet, after he found the mosaic in 1860. It shows part of the mosaic with the leopard and ...

New study reveals women in Roman arenas fought wild beasts, with rare mosaic evidence extending their history by a century.

For the first time, researchers have conducted a quantified analysis of the Roman siege at Masada. The team, from Tel Aviv University’s Sonia & Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology, used a blend of ...

A new study by archaeologists at Bournemouth University has revealed that bodies recovered from a "war-cemetery," previously attributed to the Roman Conquest of Britain at Maiden Castle Iron Age ...

Caligula, the ancient Roman emperor infamous for his insanity and cruelty, may have had a soft spot for plants, according to recently published research. A new study co-authored by Trevor Luke, a ...

Archaeologists analyzed declassified images of Syria, Iraq and Turkey from the 1960s to 1970s and found hundreds of Roman forts, a study said. Figure from Casana, Goodman and Ferwerda (2023); CORONA ...

A new study found dark-brown flakes inside a Roman glass medicinal vial, providing the first direct evidence that excrement was used for illness. Between the 2nd and 3rd centuries, Pergamon, Turkey, ...