Face-Down Roman Burial with Rich Grave Goods Discovered in Croatia
Archaeologists working in the western necropolis of ancient Salona have uncovered a face-down Roman burial in Croatia containing eleven glass and ceramic vessels and two…
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Rare Inscription Shows How Romans ‘Buried’ Lightning at Hadrian’s Villa
A marble inscription discovered at Hadrian’s Villa in Tivoli has revealed how Romans responded when lightning struck the imperial residence. Rather than treating the event…
Why Were Four Horses Killed and Buried With a Roman Carriage in Hungary?
Around 1,800 years ago, a community in what is now Hungary staged an extraordinarily costly funerary ritual. Four horses were probably killed while still arranged…
A Giant Trapezoidal Monument in Germany Reveals a 5,500-Year-Old Grave
A rare Neolithic burial monument in Germany has emerged along the route of a new pipeline, revealing a vast trapezoidal structure built around a single…
Montana Troodon Fossils Reveal a Dinosaur With Troubled Feet
Troodon fossils from Montana have given researchers their most complete view yet of how the enigmatic dinosaur’s pelvis and hindlimbs developed from embryo to adult.…
Rare 2,500-Year-Old Longhouse Discovered in Poland’s Mazovia Region
Archaeologists have discovered a rare 2,500-year-old longhouse at Łysa Góra in Poland, revealing how an Iron Age community organized its domestic space. The building represents…
Seeds of Ankara’s Endangered Flower Found in 4,000-Year-Old Hittite Vessel
Seeds linked to Ankara’s endangered Sevgi Flower have been found inside a 4,000-year-old Hittite vessel at Külhöyük in central Türkiye. The discovery places a plant…
New Excavations Beneath Rome’s Baths of Trajan Reveal a Roman Port Scene
Archaeologists working beneath the Baths of Trajan in Rome have uncovered a previously unseen section of a monumental wall mosaic. The Roman port scene shows…
A 1,800-Year-Old Roman Mosaic Links Proserpina’s Abduction to the Changing Seasons
At the center of a Roman mosaic in the Centrale Montemartini, Pluto carries Proserpina toward the underworld in his chariot. Around this moment of violence,…