MiBAC/FacebookThe crack in the stone jar revealed the hundreds of ancient Roman gold coins that were inside of it.

A hoard of rare gold Roman coins dating back to the 4th century has been found near a small ancient fort in northern Luxembourg. They include the marks of nine emperors who ruled between 364 and ...

The UK is home to many ancient sites, but few are as fascinating as the abandoned Roman gold mines hidden in the Welsh ...

Archaeologists recently unearthed an impressive mining complex dating back 3,000 years, which had been used to extract gold and pulverize and filter quartz.

Walking into the ruins of an ancient tomb in southern Greece, archaeologists inadvertently joined a centuries-long tradition. The 2,400-year-old tomb had seen all manner of visitors from mourners to ...

Sifting through the dark brown soil of southwestern Scotland, archaeologists unearthed a “rare” and “visually striking” Roman ...

Elsewhere in England, archaeologists have recently discovered a "mysterious lump" of a purple substance that in Roman times would have been worth more than gold, and a stash of coins worth over $ ...

A new book explores how the Roman Empire influenced early Scandinavian societies, laying the foundation for Viking civilization.