"It was quite a surprise to find it there a few centimeters beneath the ground." Archaeologists excavating the Porta Sarno necropolis, right beneath the main entrance gate to Pompeii, just uncovered a ...

Archaeologists recently uncovered the remains of a remarkably well-preserved dog from ancient Rome – and the discovery ... slag or fragments of oven walls, indicating artisanal activities ...

(Andrew Medichini/AP) Construction in Rome, from ancient buildings to restoration ... say the stone of an old defensive wall, for new purposes, including residences; the reincorporation of ...

A cross inlaid in the floor of a library marks the spot where Indiana Jones has to dig to access the ancient catacombs of ... To find catacombs, go to Rome, home of some of the oldest and longest ...

An integral part of daily life in ancient Rome, the baths gave citizens of all ... through special chambers under the floors and in the walls. This mechanism was very efficient – so much so ...

The carved bull head descended from the earlier practice of displaying real heads of sacrificial oxen on temple walls, and later became an important architectural detail. In ancient Rome ...

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