When construction workers started churning up skeletal remains, a project to renovate a soccer field outside Vienna, Austria, ...

The ancient dog was found with its mouth largely intact and several teeth still present, and offers rare insight into ancient Roman rituals ...

The location lies in an active earth flow with harsh winters, so protecting the area is our top priority,' an expert has said ...

Archaeologists have uncovered two nearly life-sized sculptures of a man and a woman in a tomb near one of Pompeii's main ...

Minoan Greece had fast food 3,600 years ago, with food stalls serving dishes like souvlaki, a beloved Greek staple still popular today.

The Roman Empire has never ceased to fascinate the world, even after the fall of its western half 1½ millennia ago. And with ...

Eugenio Alliata's office in Jerusalem resembles any archaeology workshop that prefers fieldwork. On the overcrowded shelves, ...

Excavations in Pompeii have recently focused on areas of the city where the middle classes and servants lived, while previous ones have concentrated on the elaborately frescoed villas of Pompeii ...

The fresco with vivid colors was discovered in Pompeii in 2018. Credit: Pompeii sites A stunning fresco discovered amongst the ruins of ancient Pompeii in 2018 depicts a sensual scene of the Roman god ...

On 17 October 79 AD, the city of Pompeii was buried under lava after the sudden eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Today, the mythical site has yet to reveal all its secrets. A new excavation campaign is ...

The frescoes were too loud in color, critics said. Too modern. Too thin and flat. The frescoes, the club members complained, were "out of harmony" and ruining their enjoyment of their garden ...