Researchers at Israel identified remains tied to a Roman funerary pig ritual, offering rare insight into Roman military ...

A set of rare and intricately carved figurines — including miniature heads of African figures fashioned from black wood and bone — have been discovered in 1,500-year-old Christian graves of women and ...

This finding, detailed in a study published by the Israel Antiquities Authority, reveals surprising links between African and Middle Eastern cultures during the late Roman and early Byzantine periods.

The historical world of the first century Israel is fascinating ... who was the Roman governor of Judaea at the time. A number of priests made up the Sanhedrin, the supreme council in ancient ...

A recent archaeological excavation in Switzerland turned morbid when historians came across a trove of infant burials dating back to Ancient Rome. The excavation began last May in order to make ...

Ancient Rome is often seen as synonymous with culinary excess. Images of exotic – even orgiastic – feasts perpetuate its reputation for strangeness and decadence. It may come as no surprise ...

Archaeologists recently located a Roman-era tomb outside of Naples, Italy, that likely housed a gladiator. Located near an ancient forum and amphitheater that once hosted Roman gladiators ...

A well-preserved Ancient Roman wooden water pipe was recently uncovered in an unexpected place: the marshlands of Belgium. The discovery was announced by the city of Leuven, a city east of ...

In the ruins of the ancient Assyrian metropolis Nineveh, in modern Iraq, researchers have unearthed a rare artifact: a ...