Ancient lead pollution in the Aegean Sea may have started 5,200 years ago — 1,200 years earlier than previously thought.

Archaeologists have uncovered a fascinating relic of ancient administrative practices during excavations at Abel Beth Maacah, ...

In the Biblical site of Abel Beth Maacah in northern Israel, archaeologists have discovered ancient Roman tablets revealing ...

Ancient Rome achieved urban milestones centuries ahead of its time, with innovations like shopping malls, public welfare, and ...

Archaeologists in Luxembourg have unearthed a stash of Roman gold coins dating back some 1,600 years. The coins are marked ...

An integral part of daily life in ancient ... Rome itself. To Romans, the baths proved that they were cleaner – and therefore better – than inhabitants of other countries. As the Roman Empire ...

Archaeologists in Luxembourg have unearthed a trove of 141 ancient Roman coins worth more than €300,000 ($310,000).

One of the most famous artworks of the ancient world reads almost like a map of the Roman Empire's power.

Groundbreaking research involving nuclear magnetic resonance has revealed the secrets of ancient Roman wooden structures.

DRI scientists have previously used atmospheric pollution records preserved in Arctic ice cores to identify periods of lead pollution throughout the Roman Empire, and now new research expands on ...

The mass production of silver coins in the Roman Empire had an unintended effect ... computer modeling of atmospheric movement to produce maps of lead pollution levels across Europe throughout ...