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

Greek fire was a mysterious weapon that helped the mighty Byzantine Empire survive and ensure its vast sovereignty for ...

Thanks to radiocarbon dating, archaeologists have finally been able to date an ancient boomerang first found 40 years ago. The boomerang was discovered in 1985 in the Obłazowa Cave within Poland’s ...

As America begins its 250th year, it is fitting to draw attention to the great people and ideas that made it possible.

Researchers from Mainz, Oxford, and Innsbruck have used carbonate fragments to unravel the complex history of the Arles ...

Vindolanda may not be a name you’re familiar with, but you’ll probably have heard of the place it's found: it’s a fort on ...

By comparing multiple overlapping DNA sequences and matching them to a full fish genome, they were able to genetically identify the species from samples that traditional visual identification methods ...

An acclaimed RSC production of Shakespeare's goriest play is set to transfer to Hampstead Theatre. Titus Andronicus stars BAFTA and Olivier-winning actor Simon Russell Beale in a tragedy which ...

DNA from a Roman salting site in Spain reveals sardines were the key fish used in garum, the famous sauce rooted in Greek and ...

Ancient Rome was a rigidly hierarchical society where the ruling elite stigmatized everyone who had to work with their hands. Yet Roman workers still found ways to resist exploitation through strikes ...