New sites and artifacts are found all the time, revealing forgotten secrets of the past. Here are some of the latest discoveries: In the heart of Rome, a dazzling blue material dating back 2,000 years ...

Excavations at Domus Aurea, the former imperial residence of Roman emperor Nero, have yielded remnants of the rare Egyptian ...

Ancient lead pollution in the Aegean Sea may have started 5,200 years ago — 1,200 years earlier than previously thought.

A rediscovered Greek papyrus details a Roman court case in Iudaea involving tax fraud, forgery, and possible rebellion on the ...

England have uncovered a 2,000-year-old Roman settlement along the ancient Ermin Street, offering rare insights into life in Roman Britain. Located a few miles from the M5 highway, the site likely ...

Archaeologists uncover 2,000-year-old private spa complex thought to be the most elaborate ever found in the ancient Roman world A private spa complex belonging to a member of the ancient Roman ...

Highway workers found an ancient Roman cemetery, including a grave filled with a curious substance, during a recent highway construction project in England. The announcement was made last week by ...

The Roman Empire was a force unlike any other, shaping the ancient world through innovation ... always eat—and what they never do: 'I don't drink soda at all' TikTok prepares to shut down ...

Spices, roots, and herbs such as turmeric, ginger, and tamarind are traditionally ground into a thick slurry with a mortar and pestle, then consumed as either a shot, warm drink, or a chilled ...

The coins include depictions of nine Roman emperors who ruled between 364 ... because it is extremely rare to be able to study in its entirety an ancient monetary deposit in its archaeological ...

At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, ...

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