The figures appear to represent a married couple. Experts think the woman, who is holding laurel leaves, may have been a ...

Two very rare, almost-life-sized statues have been discovered during the excavation of a massive tomb in Pompeii.

At a site not far from an ancient forum and amphitheater once used to host Roman gladiators, archaeologists discovered an ...

The deceased were interred there in several ways, including funerary urns set within about 20 plastered niches cut into the ...

Humble Choice is back with a new lineup of games for April, including various titles. The Humble Choice subscription service from Humble Bundle provides members access to PC games each month, ...

The graveyard of Liternum, near Naples, was in use between the first century B.C.E. and the third century C.E.

The discovery sheds some light on a "lost" dynasty of pharaohs who ruled during a little-understood time in ancient Egypt's ...

Archaeologists discovered the tomb of an unknown pharaoh from a tumultuous, war-ridden era of ancient Egypt. Now they're ...

This tiny bird sculpture was created 40,000 years ago by early humans in Europe who carved the key animals in their lives.

After the Great Pyramids of Giza were finished, the next pharaoh was interred in an unusual and distant structure.

Archaeologists excavating in Abydos, Egypt, have unearthed an extraordinary tomb dating back more than 3,600 years—yet the pharaoh once buried within remains unidentified. Although looters likely ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a massive tomb belonging to an ancient Egyptian pharaoh in one of the oldest cities in the ...