The ruins of an ancient Jewish ritual bath have been found near Rome – the oldest such discovery outside of the biblical ...

An extremely rare cycle of paintings depicting a raucous ritual involving the god of wine has been unearthed in Pompeii, the ...

A university professor will deliver a guided tour of the ancient Roman town of Silchester as part of a trio of talks.

Ancient Roman-era columbariums in the Haliliye and Bozova districts of Şanlıurfa are being officially recorded in the ...

Heat therapyArchaeologists believe that this life-size, foot-shaped terra-cotta ... set of surgical instruments ever found from the ancient Roman world. The archaeologists also found mortars ...

The Romans believed in enhancing facial features with subtle cosmetic techniques, achieving a radiant complexion by applying ...

Rome and Ostia to this day are dotted with remnants of ancient Jewish history: a menorah on the bas-relief of the ...

What got you interested in paleobiology as a career? Little kids are fascinated by fossils and the idea of ancient life. I like to say I was one of those kids that just never grew up.

Archaeologists have uncovered ancient paintings in Villa Cuomo, Italy, depicting Roman wine harvesting linked to Dionysus ...

Newly excavated site in Ostia Antica, dating as early as the 3rd century CE, offers fresh insight and new enigmas about the ...

An almost life-size frieze, or a 'megalography', has emerged which runs around three sides of the room. The cycle of ...

The “mikveh,” used by religious Jews for ritual purification, was discovered during the ongoing excavation of the ancient port city of Ostia. It was the first Roman colony and an important ...