First-known example of overhead ring placement suggests handles were designed as lifting grips for Roman-period wooden ...

An amateur metal detectorist discovered a buried hoard of nearly 1,500 Roman coins near Bucharest, Romania. The coins, which ...

Here’s a tip: Do not livestream your illegal excavation of Roman ruins near a Turkish castle. Turkey’s authorities and actual ...

Archaeologists working near Măgura Călanului hill in Romania have discovered a remarkably rare cache of iron tools dating ...

The world’s oldest known prosthesis is a superbly sculpted 3,000-year-old wooden toe. Discovered in the late 1990s in the ...

Weighing over 24 lbs, the exceptionally significant toolkit is one of Europe's most complex and valuable sets.

Timmy Mallet is keeping in mind his late brother’s mantra to help him savour the moment as he cycles down the Wild Atlantic Way, and has uncovered another ‘profoundly moving’ family connection on his ...

Lidl, a German discount retailer chain that operates over 12,000 stores in 31 countries, is expanding in the US. Currently, the brand has stores on the East Coast, but now, it's hoping to expand ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a 'wonderful' penis pendant at Vindolanda, the historic Roman fort in Northumberland. Measuring less than an inch, the jet black charm was likely handcrafted in the ...

Peter Edwell receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Something tells me US president Donald Trump would love to be a Roman emperor. The mythology of unrestrained power with ...

How do they differ from other Christians? Here's what to know. All Roman Catholics are Christians, but not the other way around. Christianity, according to Britannica.com, is a world religion ...

Scientists have now set about addressing that shortcoming, by strengthening wood with added iron. Led by Asst. Prof. Vivian Merk, a team of researchers at Florida Atlantic University (FAU ...