September 26, 2017 Archaeologists call find in France a 'real little Pompeii' Archaeologists are calling an ancient Roman neighborhood discovered in southeast France a "real little Pompeii" dotted with well-preserved mosaics, shops, and noble homes.
September 25, 2017 New Vesuvius bodies discovered: Victims include pregnant women and fetuses On Aug. 24, 79 AD — exactly 1,938 years ago — Mt. Vesuvius erupted in Italy with a thermal energy 100,000 times more powerful than the atomic bombs over Hiroshima and Nagasaki that ended World War II.
September 18, 2017 Amateur archaeologists unearth 1,600-year-old Roman mosaic Archaeologists in Great Britain have uncovered an intricate, 20-foot-long mosaic in the ruins of a Roman villa that are thought to depict the Roman gods Hercules and Cupid and the mythological hero Bellerophon.
September 15, 2017 Ancient action figures: Toy swords unearthed at Roman fort Military brats of ancient Rome probably played soldier to pass the time.
July 6, 2017 Ancient Roman concrete outperforms our own, and science only just worked out why The Roman Empire may be long gone, but its architecture has stood the test of time -- most notably, its insanely durable concrete, which has been hailed as the world's strongest.
June 26, 2017 Subway digging uncovers 'Pompeii-like scene' in Rome Digging for Rome's new subway has unearthed the charred ruins of a 3rd century building and the 1,800-year-old skeleton of a dog that apparently perished in a fire.
June 1, 2017 2,000-year-old battle relics provide evidence of the last battle of Jerusalem Archaeologists have found additional evidence of the last battle of Jerusalem from 2,000 years ago, according to the Israel Antiquities Authority and the Nature and Parks Authority.
April 5, 2017 Gladiator games: Experts harness tech to reveal Roman city's secrets Archaeologists in Austria have deployed magnetometers and ground-penetrating radar to discover the concession stands and shops that supported an ancient city’s gladiator games.
January 31, 2017 Grisly find: Roman-era man may have had tongue cut out A man who lived some 1,500 years ago may have had his tongue cut out, though archaeologists, who found his remains buried with a flat rock in his mouth, are not sure the reason for the possible amputation.
January 13, 2017 Forgery case of the century resolved: Decade-long war over biblical artifacts ends A 10-year legal battle has drawn to a close in the Holy Land over several astounding biblical relics, including a limestone box said to have held the bones of the purported brother of Jesus and the first-ever relic of biblical King Solomon's First Temple.
