The moments when four ancient worlds faced disaster are brought to life in an epic new series exploring Rome, Egypt, the Aztecs and the samurai of Japan. Drawing on the beautiful art and artefacts ...

Trafficking in cultural property is an illicit trade that results in the loss, destruction, removal or theft of irreplaceable ...

The Mystery of the Ancient Roman Gravestone Discovered in a Family’s Backyard Has Been Solved. The couple hadn’t known how the artifact made its way to their prope ...

A German metal detectorist located a massive Roman silver hoard in 2017, but for the last eight years, he’s kept it hidden from government officials. Made public this year, the hoard was illegally ...

A hoard of coins. Credit: Julian Watters – CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. A metal detectorist has unearthed as many as 15,000 Roman coins in a North Wales field in a discovery experts say could ...

A “very special and unique collection” of ancient Roman coins have been unearthed at an equally special 5,000-year-old archaeological site in Turkey. More than 650 priceless coins were found at ...

At the end of a talk for the American Numismatic Society on using coins in the classroom, History Assistant Professor Jane Sancinito made an appeal to collectors who find fakes mixed in with real ...

In the heart of the ancient Roman city of Gabii, located just 11 miles east of Rome, a team of archaeologists led by University of Missouri professor Marcello Mogetta has made a remarkable discovery: ...

A “very special and unique collection” of ancient Roman coins have been unearthed at an equally special 5,000-year-old archaeological site in Turkey. More than 650 priceless coins were found at ...

Divers in southern France have pulled 847 ancient Roman coins from the murky depths of the Rhône River near the city of Arles. This stunning find happened during an underwater expedition that wrapped ...

The French city of Arles has long been famous for its Roman history and well-preserved ancient ruins. Still, it came as a thrilling discovery for archaeologists when they uncovered more than 800 Roman ...