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Conservators Are Puzzling Together Ancient Roman Murals Found in Hundreds of Pieces
Excavated from a nearly 2,000-year-old villa in Valencia, Spain, the broken-up murals once formed fresco decor ...
How Modern London Rose From Roman Ruins
Today, AD joins architect Nick Potts in London to uncover the city’s ancient Roman origins. Before London, there was Londinium, the capital of Roman Britain, and although it was abandoned by AD 450, ...
Archaeologists Excavated Mysterious Ruins—and Uncovered an Ancient Roman Fort
Archaeologists solved the mystery of the ruins of the Desolate Castle, determining that the mysterious site on the Danube ...
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100 Roman military horse skeletons unearthed at second-century site in Germany
During the first half of the 2nd century AD, Bad Cannstatt, near the discovery site, was a major Roman military hub in ...
How To Spend Two Days In Athens, Greece
If Athens is a short stop on your Greece itinerary, don’t worry. This two-day planner contains everything you need to see and ...
It Survived for 2,000 Years, but Syria’s War Battered Palmyra
During a visit to Palmyra, reporters found traces of the many forces that had fought over the city and ancient monuments ...
What archaeology can—and can’t—tell us about Jesus’ crucifixion
From the location of the “place of skulls” to ancient Jewish burial rites, here’s what archaeologists do—and don’t—know about ...
175-year-old theory about riverside ruins in Austria turns out to be true
On a riverside in eastern Austria sat a mysterious set of ruins. Some believed it to be an abandoned, run-down castle. Others ...
Archaeologists Found the 1,500-Year-Old Head of a Roman Statue Buried in Construction Rubble
Archeologists working at the Basilica of Saint Stephen in Rome discovered a statue head within the church’s foundation. Located near the Tombe di Via Latina, the carved stone was likely treated as ...