Remarkable artistry hidden in ancient Roman painting revealed
Molten lava, volcanic ash, modern grime, salt, humidity. The ancient painting of a Roman woman has been through it all, and it looks like i...
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400 Viking objects stolen in Norway museum heist
Some 400 Viking objects were stolen from a Norwegian museum at some time over the weekend of August 11-13, the museum's director said S...
Metal detectorist finds rare 6th Century pendant
A rare 6th Century gold pendant featuring images from a Byzantine coin has been found by a metal detectorist more than 1,500 years after be...
Citrus fruits were the clear status symbols of the nobility in the ancient Mediterranean
New research from Tel Aviv University reveals that citrons and lemons were clear status symbols for the ancient Roman ruling elite and plot...
Archaeologists uncover ancient trading network in Vietnam
A team of archaeologists from The Australian National University (ANU) has uncovered a vast trading network which operated in Vietnam from ...
6,000-year-old Neolithic remains discovered in central Istanbul
Archaeologists have unearthed Neolithic remains believed to be dating back to 6,000 years during a new metro line construction in central I...
Coptic era monastery and tombs unearthed in Egypt
Excavation work in Minya has uncovered an ancient settlement that might be a monks’ complex, the antiquities ministry have said. Ayma...
Poisonings went hand in hand with the drinking water in ancient Pompeii
The ancient Romans were famous for their advanced water supply. But the drinking water in the pipelines was probably poisoned on a scale th...
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