Archaeologists have found the skeleton remains of a man and a woman at the ancient site of Pompeii — the woman carrying a small cache of treasure — who died as they sought refuge during the ...

Archaeological findings in a Mallorca cesspit recently showed that thrushes were common fast food in Ancient Rome, alongside pigs, sheep and fish, revealing the varied diet of ordinary Romans.

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Ten Exceptional Ancient Elephants, From Small Swimming Creatures to Shovel-Tusked Beasts A wide variety of the exotic animals evolved on Earth over the past 60 million years ...

Archaeologists in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii have uncovered a richly decorated but uncommonly small house with finely preserved frescoes of mythological scenes, the site said on Thursday.

Archaeologists in Løsning uncovered dozens of Iron Age weapons, rare chainmail shirt & other artifacts buried by ancient chief, photos show.

An archaeological dig has uncovered two ancient Roman coins, among other remains, on a small island that measures just 3 miles in length.

An ancient chieftain gathered the community and gave them instructions: bury dozens and dozens of weapons as a sacrificial offering. The community complied. Over 1,500 years later, archaeologists ...

Archaeologists in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii have discovered the remains of two more victims of the volcanic eruption almost 2,000 years ago, the site said on Monday.

The discovery of a new, ancient, predatory reptile dubbed Parvosuchus aurelioi — part of a group of crocodile-like reptiles called pseudosuchians — in Brazil is described in a paper in ...