At first, the archaeologists assumed the images came from Homer’s Iliad, the best-known account of the war. The scenes seemed ...

Volunteer archaeologists are set to return to the remains of a Roman settlement after making the most significant discovery ...

An archaeological treasure was discovered during the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020, which tells a story of the Trojan War very ...

New research is revealing the remarkable story of one of Britain’s most enigmatic archaeological finds - a Roman gladiator helmet, discovered buried in a field in East Anglia. The artefact, which will ...

LONDON — A remarkable archaeological endeavor in the heart of the British capital has brought to light one of the most extensive collections of painted Roman wall plaster ever unearthed in the city.

It has been revealed that the skeletal remains of a man from Roman-era Britain show he was bitten by a large cat like a lion, meaning that he may well have been a combatant who died in a gladiator ...

An excavation in London has revealed one of the largest collections of painted Roman wall plaster to be discovered in the capital. Archaeologists have spent four years working on thousands of ...

Romans occupying London in the 3rd century were so fearful of attacks from unruly local tribes that they encircled the city in protective walls, including one severing the provincial capital from its ...

During a British highway project, a team of archaeologists uncovered a Roman-era central burial with 21 additional grave cuts. The central grave includes a coffin carved from solid limestone and a ...

A gold coin minted by a little-known ruler in ancient Britain — an Iron Age man who said he was as "mighty" as a god — has been found by a metal detectorist and auctioned off in England. The rare coin ...

The earliest known evidence of bedbugs in Britain was found at a first-century fort near Hadrian's Wall. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Much about archaeology can be described as trying to figure out the context in which objects and constructions should be interpreted. A good example of this are the metal dodecahedrons (twelve-sided ...