Exploration goes beyond the pursuit of knowledge
One of the most celebrated surviving Etruscan bronze statues may have looked strikingly different more than 2,200 years ago. Scientists have found evidence that the…
For more than two centuries, a Roman sea mosaic discovered beneath Cirencester survived largely as an image on paper. The pavement itself disappeared beneath the…
A finely carved marble head of Hermes, dating back approximately 1,800 years, has been uncovered at the ancient city of Laodikeia, located in western Turkey…
The carved face should have been terrifying. Instead, it was quietly smiling. During the latest excavations in Amasra’s ancient city of Amastris, archaeologists uncovered a…
When a farmer’s quiet walk across a Rutland field during lockdown revealed the glint of ancient tesserae, no one imagined the discovery would reopen a…
