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 ...

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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 ...

If you ever find something that looks genuinely old or unusual, the most important thing is to stop digging. Artefacts and ...

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A remarkable discovery was made during a temple renovation near the Javvadu hills, as over 100 ancient gold coins were unearthed. According to the police, these 103 antique coins were discovered on ...

They allegedly detonated a Roman candle firework. No one was hurt. Two young men from Massachusetts have been arrested in connection with a middle of the night explosion at Harvard Medical School, the ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Teachers at nine high schools in northeastern Australia discovered days before an ancient history exam that they had mistakenly taught their students about the wrong Roman ...

The gold coin unearthed by a metal detectorist in a field in Gundorf, northwest of Leipzig in Germany, may be small, but it belies a considerable history. The Saxon State Office of Archaeology, to ...

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 ...

Archaeologists recently unearthed a trove of priceless ancient jewelry and gold coins near the ruins of a historic Christian city. The treasure was found in the ancient city of Hippos near the Sea of ...