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 ...

Archaeologists reported finding the first "exceptionally large shoe" on May 21 and have continued to discover more since then ...

Genetic studies point to female-centered living arrangements in Neolithic Çatalhöyük. Yet, power may not have rested solely ...

The ancient Greek physician and botanist Dioscorides is considered by many to be the father of pharmacology for authoring De ...

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 ...

Eight XXL leather shoes have been recovered from Magna, a Roman-era fort along Hadrian's Wall. Archaeologists excavating a ...

It sounds awful to a modern person, but it seems the Romans did not complain about the smell of the ancient city that much.

The roar of the arena crowd, the bustle of the Roman forum, the grand temples, the Roman army in red with glistening shields ...

To modern eyes, much of Pompeii’s erotic art might look like ancient pornography. But to the Romans, these images weren’t ...