The gold coin was discovered over 300 years ago in Transylvania, but up until recently it was kept tucked away in a museum ...

A marble statue of Hermes along with statue fragments of ancient Greek deities have been unearthed during excavations at the ...

Public ceremonies, lavish processions, and temporary wooden arches were commonplace after victory in Ancient Rome. But during ...

Dead puppies, potential human sacrifices, and a painted dog penis bone—what was going on in Roman-era Britain?

Archaeologists spent the past two years excavating the ruins of a 3,000-year-old mining camp at Sukari Mountain, Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said in a Feb. 25 Facebook post. The ...

Louisiana has attempted "to give the blessing of religion" onto its death penalty practices, says Sister Helen Prejean. Still ...

Archaeologists identified the partial figures ... bronze coins, precious stone beads and tools made of shells, among other items. Another photo shows one of the ancient stone offering tablets ...

After carrying out tests on the Turin Shroud, scientists have determined that the cloth is close to 2,000 years old, making it possible that it was indeed used to wrap Jesus' body ...

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Using X-ray analysis and apparently more advanced dating techniques, researchers believe the cloth is closer to 2,000 years old ... as first-century Roman lepton coins, minted under Pontius ...

The evidence suggests that autograph collecting dates back to the time of Christ when some of the great libraries of all time were assembled by early Roman ... of coin for a few pieces of old ...