Archaeologists in northern Britain discovered 13-inch shoes at the ancient Roman Magna Fort, raising questions about the towering soldiers who defended the empire.

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The thousands of fragments once formed an enormous fresco that decorated around 20 walls in a building in central London.

We can probably safely assume Rome, in many areas, was likely pretty dirty and rank-smelling. That said, there's evidence of ...

Long ago, the story goes, a king kidnapped two sons of a god, stuffed them in a basket and set them afloat on Italy’s Tiber ...

A multidisciplinary team led by researchers from the Interdisciplinary Center for Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR) has succeeded, for the ...

Read latest scientific findings on ancient DNA, including research on DNA preserved from early life forms and early humans.