Ancient historians recorded legends about the invention of the first coins, and archaeologists have found some surprising ...

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The National Archaeological Museum of Naples is showcasing 600 recovered objects, which date to between the Archaic period ...

When digging through the rubble of an ancient church foundation, archaeologists found something unexpected. As crews in Rome ...

Hundreds of once-missing artifacts, hunted down over decades by a special Italian police unit, have been unveiled for the ...

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A manuscript discovered in the Judean desert contains trial notes on an intricate tax-evasion scheme that involved forgery, ...

A metal detectorist from England spent six years searching a single field before locating a rare Roman coin from 69 A.D. The coin, believed to be the only of its kind discovered in the British ...

Young explorers are invited to get their hands dirty in the new Archaeology Adventure, a hands-on excavation experience where children can uncover replica Roman artefacts in a specially constructed ...