A rare example of a sun hat from late Roman Egypt that was stitched together from fabrics in five colors.

In this new study, a team analyzed the genomes of 70 ancient cats, dating back over the last 11,000 years (from about 9000 BCE to 19th century CE). The genomes were taken from bones found in ...

The hat lay flattened and moth-eaten for more than a century in a museum box. Now, the rare 2,000-year-old headpiece (made ...

Archaeologists excavating the remains of a Roman city in Portugal have discovered a rare bronze inkwell filled with the ...

In the late Roman Republic, one murder and the explosive trial that followed exposed the weaknesses at the heart of Rome’s ...

Does This Ancient Roman Artefact Proves Gladiators Fought in Roman Britain?' The renowned Colchester Gladiator Vase dates ...

A new genetic study reveals that domestic cats arrived in Europe from North Africa around 2,000 years ago, challenging the ...

Explore the legend of Rome’s first king. Explore his reign from 753–716 BC, his early life, the founding of Rome, key achievements, and lasting impact on Roman history.

During the age of emperors, Roman sculpture was of artistic, religious, and political importance, and often took on epic ...

Archeological excavations at Jerash continue to produce new finds more than a century after the ancient city’s rediscovery.

A discovery in Sardinia reveals up to 50,000 intact Roman coins, prompting research into trade, shipwrecks, and Mediterranean ...

The team analyzed DNA from 225 ancient cat specimens collected across Europe, North Africa, and Anatolia. These were were bones and teeth spanning more than 10,000 years of human history. From these ...