Lead influenced daily life across ancient Rome much like plastic does today, according to a new scholarly review that reexamines how the metal was used. The study, published in the Journal of Roman ...

A controversial Tennessee bill that would have allowed women who obtain abortions to be prosecuted for homicide, including potentially facing the death penalty, Judge lets fraud lawsuits against ...

During excavations related to the construction of a new museum in Cologne, Germany, archaeologists have uncovered several remarkably well-preserved ruins from the city’s ancient Roman past. Beneath ...

Archaeologists excavate the apse of the Praetorium’s basilica. Credit: City of Cologne/Roman-Germanic Museum, Michael Wiehen. The jackhammers are a common occurrence in modern Cologne. The city’s rich ...

ROME — One person is dead in a structure fire on East Dominick Street in Rome Friday night after he went back inside to try to rescue his dogs, according to the Rome Fire Department. One dog also ...

Archaeologists recently unearthed the remains of ancient Roman marching camps in Saxony-Anhalt — a first for one of Eastern Germany’s larger states. The discovery was announced by the State Office for ...

The Roman game stone, along with typical Roman game pieces (Image: Maastricht University) Researchers first used 3D scans to analyze the stone, finding that some lines were deeper than others and ...

Researchers recently unveiled proof that Romans used a surprising ingredient in their medical treatments — and it's far from sanitary. The research focuses on a vessel that was unearthed in Pergamon, ...

A mysterious ancient Roman object found in what is now the southern tip of the Netherlands has long been thought to be some sort of board game. With the help of artificial-intelligence simulations, ...

An old, flattened piece of limestone inscribed with a crisscross of grooves looks like the board for a game, but for nearly a century, no one knew how the game was played. Now, researchers have used ...