Archaeologists Just Uncovered a Rare Roman Helmet That May Indicate a Mysterious Ritual
Fragments of a rare Roman-era helmet were discovered alongside nearly 200 weapons, all buried in the foundations of two homes in Denmark. The first-of-its-kind find outside the borders of the Roman ...
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Cannibalism: Ancient Europeans ate both enemies and loved ones
Ancient Magdalenians practiced cannibalism, consuming enemies and possibly loved ones, revealing prehistoric violence.
From ancient emperors to modern presidents, leaders have used libraries to cement their legacies
Beyond the handful of memorial libraries, many other ancient Roman public libraries were great cultural centers, including ...
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The Ancient Greek Baker Who Invented the Professional Oven
When considering ancient Greek innovations, we often think of philosophy, mathematics, and architecture—not bakeries or ovens, right?
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Unveiling the Glorious Ancient Greek City of Europos
The little-known ancient Greek city of Europos has started to unveil its secrets in a new wave of excavations that started in ...
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Medieval matches bring ancient Roman history to life
Seventh-graders learning about ancient Rome reenacted a portion of history — the Gladiator Games — shocking by today’s ...
Video shows 2,000-year-old Roman structure discovered under central London
Museum of London Archaeology researchers recently discovered remains of London's first Roman basilica near the city's ...
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How an Ancient Plant Became the World’s First Birth Control and Rome’s Love Potion. Then Went Extinct Because of It
This medicinal plant was so coveted, it was worth its weight in gold. But this ultimately brought its downfall.
Experts push to restore Syria’s war-torn heritage sites, including renowned Roman ruins at Palmyra
Experts are returning to Syria’s war-ravaged heritage sites, hoping to lay the groundwork for restoring them and reviving ...
Hidden for Half a Century, Ancient Roman Treasures Return to the Spotlight
Inside the super-private Torlonia Collection of ancient marbles, and the strategy to clean them up and bring them back into ...
"Monumental necropolis" of 200 ancient tombs unearthed in Italy
Italian archaeologists have uncovered a complex, ancient necropolis that may shed new light on the elite members of an ...