New sites and artifacts are found all the time, revealing forgotten secrets of the past. Here are some of the latest ...

Excavations at Domus Aurea, the former imperial residence of Roman emperor Nero, have yielded remnants of the rare Egyptian ...

Published Jan. 17 | Read More | In Germany, a metal detectorist’s discovery of a tiny gold cylinder, identified as an ancient Roman lock box, has left archaeologists in awe. Unlike typical Roman ...

Archaeologists excavating near the Colosseum found a rare chunk of Egyptian blue pigment dating back about 2,000 years. Photo from Simona Murrone and the Colosseum Archaeological Park The ...