A 1,600-Year-Old Roman Purse May Reveal How People Paid When Rome’s Coins Ran Dry
A Roman purse found in a fifth-century grave at Oudenburg in Belgium may preserve a rare glimpse of everyday life at the moment when Rome’s…
Late Roman Empire
Roman-Era Brick in Spain May Reveal Europe’s Earliest Stirrup—Rewriting Cavalry History
A roughly scratched drawing on a fragment of clay, discovered in central Spain, may be forcing historians to reconsider a long-standing assumption about European warfare.…
Eastern Anatolia’s Farmland Reveals 1,700-Year-Old Roman Bathhouse
An exceptional archaeological discovery in Elazığ uncovers a sophisticated Late Roman bathing complex beneath agricultural fields. A recent excavation in the rural village of Salkaya,…