Concrete was the foundation of the ancient Roman empire. It enabled Rome's storied architectural revolution as well as the ...

Lime granules trapped in ancient walls show Romans relied on a reactive hot-mix method to making concrete that could now ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the longest remains of an ancient wall that once encircled Jerusalem during the time of ...

Scientists excavating the ruins of Pompeii have discovered a construction site left frozen in time by the eruption of Italy's ...

From the iconic Colosseum in Rome to Hadrian’s Wall all the way in England, there’s one question most people must ask ...

The discovery of the settlements over the years has led to a new understanding of the Asia Minor and Anatolia regions.

Clues from a digital reconstruction of a lavish ancient home are changing how researchers understand Pompeii’s elite.

As far as kitchen staples, you don’t really get much better than olive oil. It can do it all—jazz up a salad, sauté ...

A group of scientists are studying the Cyclades, an island group in Greece's Aegean Sea, looking for signs of early human ...

Benin City has grown from the historic Kingdom of Benin into a vibrant metropolis with the new Museum of West African Art.

Located in western Tunisia, the plants operated between the third and sixth centuries and likely helped supply precious olive ...

An unusual email arrived in the inbox of a faculty member at the department of archaeology at Simon Fraser University in the ...