Now, a dig in the heart of the British capital has unearthed one of the most extensive collections of painted Roman walls, or frescoes, that's ever been found in the city, as Willem Marx reports.

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: A remarkable archaeological discovery in the heart of London has unearthed one of the most extensive collections of painted Roman walls - or frescoes - ever found in the city, as ...

A horse recently found trapped in the ashes of a suburban Pompeii villa was just the tip of the equestrian iceberg. Since that discovery was announced last week, archaeologists have revealed that ...

When Apollo astronauts landed on the Moon, preparing to face a lifeless wasteland, they were taken aback to find the surface covered in gleaming orange glass beads. Tiny grains, about as small as a ...

Experts recreate 2,000-year-old Roman frescoes from thousands of fragments of wall plaster By JOSE RAMOS Published: 09:06 EDT, 19 June 2025 | Updated: 09:40 EDT, 19 June 2025 ...

One of the largest collections of Roman decorative plaster ever found in London has been uncovered in Southwark. Not only are they rare in size, but they are also even rarer in the designs painted ...

Archaeologists have assembled the “world’s most difficult jigsaw puzzle” to reveal huge frescoes that once adorned a luxury villa in Roman London.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Han Li pieces together a 1,800 year old fresco that lined the walls of an ancient Roman ...

Apollo astronauts found vivid glass beads on the moon — signs of explosive volcanic activity from 3.5 billion years ago. With cutting-edge tools, researchers are now decoding these tiny time ...

San Jose galleon, which sank in 1708, was loaded with gold, silver and emeralds worth billions ...