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'Puzzling' bronze discs adorned with lion heads discovered in Roman-era grave
The bronze artifacts may have served as coffin handles for a burial in what is now Israel, but the true nature of the find remains unclear.
Roman army camp found in Netherlands, beyond the empire's frontier
Archaeologists and students in the Netherlands have unearthed a 1,800-year-old temporary Roman military fort in the Netherlands.
'World's most difficult jigsaw puzzle': Archaeologists piece together thousands of shattered fresco blocks from ancient Roman villa
Archaeologists found thousands of pieces of an ancient Roman painting, which features intricate designs and ancient graffiti.
One Roman soldier had enormous feet, 2,000-year-old waterlogged leather shoe reveals
A surprisingly large leather shoe has been found at Magna, a Roman fort in northern England.
Roman-era 'fast food' discovered in ancient trash heap on Mallorca
Songbird bones found in a Roman-era trash pit on Mallorca suggests they were a tasty tweet.
'Extraordinary' sarcophagus discovered in Israel shows carving of Dionysus beating Hercules in a drinking contest
Archaeologists in Israel have unearthed a Roman-era sarcophagus that depicts Dionysus beating Hercules in a drinking contest.
Prosciutto di Portici: A portable sundial that looks like a pork leg — and it was likely owned by Julius Caesar's father-in-law before Mount Vesuvius erupted
This small bronze sundial was a portable way of telling time, but it may have made you hungry.
Infant twins buried together in Roman Croatia may have died from lead poisoning
Around 2,000 years ago, fraternal twin infants were buried facing each other in a cemetery. But it's still unknown why they died.
