A new study maps locations of Chinese tombs, revealing over 4,000 years of power and wealth in early human societies.

The find places north-east England firmly within Roman Britain's industrial heartland and suggests a level of economic sophistication previously unrecognized in this frontier region. The discovery ...

The Roman Empire may have fallen more than 1,500 years ago, but its streets never truly disappeared. Across Europe and the ...

New archaeological evidence is helping rewrite old myths about disabled people in the ancient world. Early Roman Empire depiction of a Freedman and Freedwoman, 30-15 BCE. British Museum, London, UK.

Throughout history, a handful of conquerors have altered the course of civilization through ambition, military brilliance, ...

Travel throughout much of Europe today and you’ll find traces of the Roman Empire everywhere. Amphitheaters, aqueducts, walls, bridges, forts and other structures built centuries ago are still ...

Back in 2023, we reported on MIT scientists’ conclusion that the ancient Romans employed “hot mixing” with quicklime, among other strategies, to make their famous concrete, giving the material ...

New research has mapped 16 extensive, interlaced river systems on Mars, dating back approximately 3.7 billion years to the Early Hesperian Period. These large river systems, despite covering only ...

The cultural and scientific revolutions that define the Renaissance were kickstarted in large part by Europe’s rediscovery of lost Roman sculpture. Inspiring the likes of Raphael, Donatello, ...

Royal Road of Knossos, Crete. Credit: Warren LeMay / Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0 Ancient roads shaped the movement of goods, people, and ideas long before modern transportation existed. Many of these routes ...

View post: Nintendo Switch 2 2026 Release Schedule: Confirmed Games and Dates A new discovery has answered age-old questions about a Roman bathing complex. Serpent imagery and a dedicatory altar ...