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Roman army camp found in Netherlands, beyond the empire's frontierArchaeologists and students in the Netherlands have unearthed a 1,800-year-old temporary Roman military fort in the Netherlands.
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'World's most difficult jigsaw puzzle': Archaeologists piece together thousands of shattered fresco blocks from ancient Roman villaArchaeologists found thousands of pieces of an ancient Roman painting, which features intricate designs and ancient graffiti.
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One Roman soldier had enormous feet, 2,000-year-old waterlogged leather shoe revealsA surprisingly large leather shoe has been found at Magna, a Roman fort in northern England.
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Roman-era 'fast food' discovered in ancient trash heap on MallorcaSongbird bones found in a Roman-era trash pit on Mallorca suggests they were a tasty tweet.
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'Extraordinary' sarcophagus discovered in Israel shows carving of Dionysus beating Hercules in a drinking contestArchaeologists in Israel have unearthed a Roman-era sarcophagus that depicts Dionysus beating Hercules in a drinking contest.
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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 eruptedThis small bronze sundial was a portable way of telling time, but it may have made you hungry.
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Infant twins buried together in Roman Croatia may have died from lead poisoningAround 2,000 years ago, fraternal twin infants were buried facing each other in a cemetery. But it's still unknown why they died.
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How is Roman concrete still standing after 2,000 years?Roman concrete's durability comes from a combination of its ingredients and production methods.
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2,000-year-old bed barricade unearthed in Pompeii house — likely a family's last attempt to escape Vesuvius' eruptionIn a house in the ruins of Pompeii, archeologists have discovered evidence that a family of four attempted to barricade a door with a bed during Vesuvius's terrible eruption.
