The Roman Empire may have fallen more than 1,500 years ago, but its streets never truly disappeared. Across Europe and the ...

New research reveals traces of plant toxins on arrow tips in South Africa, suggesting that the technique was used tens of ...

Ancient sites across Greece are emerging as biodiversity sanctuaries, offering refuge to wildlife amid habitat loss and urban ...

While the Eternal City is one of the country’s headline act, it does come with one major downside: the crowds. So here are ...

The town of Port Royal is located at the mouth of Kingston Harbour in southeastern Jamaica. It was a major 17th-century English port city. A devastating earthquake in 1692 submerged much of the town ...

The true date of the eruption has long eluded—and vexed—historians of the deadly disaster. Here’s what the archaeological ...

Archaeologists in Italy have made a stunning discovery that adds to our understanding of ancient Roman life. Subscribe to our ...

Want to know more about the story of Pompeii and its destruction in AD 79? HistoryExtra's Kev Lochun rounds up some essential ...

Every so often, Pompeii pulls back another layer and reminds us how much of the ancient world is still waiting to be seen.

Scientists working in southern Italy have found a "sumptuous" collection of frescoes buried by the eruption at Mount Vesuvius ...

A one-foot-wide bronze mask dating to around 1100 b.c. emerges from beneath a bronze vessel containing cowrie shells during recent excavations at the site of Sanxingdui in China’s Sichuan Province.

Fragments of a peahen, a comedic theatrical mask and other intriguing finds are providing new insights into the history of ...