The temple dates back to Egypt’s 26th Dynasty, the last native dynasty of ancient Egypt before the Persian conquest in 525 ...

A tiny curse tablet excavated in the Dutch municipality of Heerlen allegedly invokes Egyptian deities and demons not in Latin ...

The newly deciphered lead tablet reveals a binding curse written in ancient Greek, buried in a pit, and still full of ...

Inventions That Have Been Lost to Time Throughout history, humanity has created countless inventions that have shaped the ...

DNA from a Roman salting site in Spain reveals sardines were the key fish used in garum, the famous sauce rooted in Greek and Roman cuisine.

A student lock-in led to an incredible archaeological find that proved long-standing rumors to be true.

A team of archaeologists found in France a treasure with tens of thousands of Roman coins that had remained hidden for 1,800 ...

This Silicon Valley-backed venture is unraveling the mangled remains of scrolls ruined by the 79 C.E. eruption of Vesuvius that destroyed Herculaneum and Pompeii ...

A cramped service room unearthed near Pompeii's Civita Giuliana villa offers a rare glimpse into the lives of enslaved people ...

In a landmark achievement for archaeology and the study of ancient philosophy, researchers have digitally “unrolled” and are ...

Named for an ancient Roman crossbow-like weapon, the newly found “ballista” spider uses a springy snare to catch prey.

For centuries, engineers and historians have puzzled over one of the greatest mysteries of the ancient world. Why have Roman buildings survived earthquakes, storms and nearly two millennia of wear ...