The curious skeleton of a Roman-era individual in Britain, nicknamed the Beachy Head Woman, is not who we thought she was.

Hungry ogres, giant goats and trees that offer gifts... see how ancient lore, Norse gods and rites both old and new shape ...

Victims at Pompeii wore heavy tunics and woollen cloaks as they fled rocky volcanic fragments and gas thrown into the air, ...

Look beyond the world's usual city break destinations and uncover a collection of underrated, under-the-radar cities that ...

Part station, part museum, two new subway stops in Rome offer riders the chance to see ancient artifacts unearthed in digging ...

Perhaps also surprising, the remains of cats and artistic depictions of them have been observed in various archaeological ...

Rome has opened two subway stations. One is deep beneath the Colosseum that mixes the modernity of high-tech transport with artifacts from an ancient era.

WHEN it comes to tasty food and drink, incredible historical sites to glorious art, and impressive fountains, Rome has it all ...

Sephardi Jews flourished for centuries in Muslim Spain and Portugal, creating a luminous culture of poetry, science, and ...

The discovery of a single grave in a Dutch town has pushed the story of Rome’s northern frontier into sharper focus than any ...

The Independent reports that archaeologists have discovered infant skeletons from the Roman period bearing significant "negative health markers," pointing to widespread suffering among urban ...

New research led by the University of St Andrews has created the most comprehensive maps to date of the distribution of gray ...