During a recent excavation on the grounds of a mansion in Slovakia, researchers discovered something remarkable: a Roman ...

Not only were ancient sculptures multi-colored, they were also scented with perfumes, oils, and flower arrangements.

But, in reality, ancient Greeks and Romans embraced bold colors, which archaeologists call “polychromy.” Brightly hued paints ...

Some advice for staying healthy may sound familiar. But other recommendations – such as a fig-only diet for athletes – may ...

Thousands of years ago, Greco-Roman statues offered viewers a multi-dimensional experience that also called to our olfactory ...

Sacred springs and rivers throughout Ancient Greece were revered as sources of divine power, associated with healing, ...

Croatia In 301 A.D., the Emperor Diocletian made a bold but ultimately unsuccessful bid to address the inflation that was rampaging across the eastern half of the divided Roman Empire. Prices of ...

For centuries, historians and linguists have been searching for the cradle of the Indo-Europeans, an ancient people who shaped history and created the world’s largest language family ...

ROME — The future of dental hygiene may be lasers, at least according to the newest president-elect of the New York State Dental Hygienists’ Association, Belangie Perez-Torres of Rome.

This photo provided by João Zilhão shows forearm bone fragments belonging to an ancient child that appeared to have features from both humans and Neanderthals. (João Zilhão via AP) 33,571 ...

Credit: Einsamer Schütze / CC BY-SA 3.0 The Roman historian ... From its crude origins in ancient Babylon to its refined production in the Islamic and medieval worlds, soap has remained an ...

The roots of industrial hygiene can be traced back thousands of years. In ancient Rome, scholar Pliny the Elder advised miners to wear face masks, or PPE, made from animal bladders, to protect ...