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Jewish ritual bath discovered near Rome is the 'oldest discovery of its kind in the world'
By Kristina Killgrove published
A Jewish ritual bath known as a mikvah discovered in Ostia Antica is more than 1,500 years old.

Hoard of silver Roman coins found in UK — and some date to reign of Marcus Aurelius
By Tom Metcalfe published
The silver coins were minted over a period of more than 200 years, suggesting that Roman currency at this time was relatively stable.

Mystery of how man's brain turned to glass after Vesuvius eruption possibly solved
By Tom Metcalfe published
The new study on the "glass brain" from Herculaneum is the latest episode in a long-running academic dispute.

Rare fresco discovered in Pompeii shows type of woman who 'breaks free from male order to dance freely, go hunting and eat raw meat in the mountains'
By Kristina Killgrove published
Archaeologists have brought to light an enormous fresco depicting a secretive cult practice in Pompeii.

2,000-year-old remains of London's oldest Roman basilica discovered under office building
By Kristina Killgrove published
Remains of a civic basilica give archaeologists clues to what the original layout of Roman London looked like.

'Incredible moment in history:' Particle accelerator and AI offer first peek inside 2,000-year-old Herculaneum scroll
By Patrick Pester published
A 2,000-year-old Herculaneum scroll buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius is filled with lost words that scholars can now decipher thanks to AI and a particle accelerator.

1,900-year-old Roman sanctuary and coin found in flooded Spanish cave
By Sascha Pare published
Archaeologists discovered ancient Roman inscriptions and a 1,900-year-old coin wedged between rock formations while exploring a cave called the Cova de les Dones in eastern Spain.

1,600-year-old Roman padlock with spring mechanism discovered in Germany — and it's tiny
By Kristina Killgrove published
A miniature gold lock dated to the third to fourth centuries was found by a metal detectorist in Germany.
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