Archaeologists recently discovered a massive 2,000-year-old stone basin in ancient Gabii, Italy, revealing early Roman public architecture from Rome's powerful rival city.

Italian archaeologists, working with Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Directorate of Archaeology, have discovered eight new ...

Mesopotamians, the ancient inhabitants of the land between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, are credited for many firsts in ...

Long before there were maps or names for continents, a handful of people stood at the edge of the world. Picture them on a ...

In regards to the basin, it likely had a ceremonial use, based on finds of pottery and oil lamps discovered very nearby.

The Stone Superstructure produces only 6,443kg of CO2 – less than 3% of the others. The stone is cut from quarries and in ...

The term “bugonia” is an ancient one referring to the idea that bees could be spontaneously generated from the body of a dead ...

Archaeology here is not treasure hunting. It is slow, careful work. It is listening to stones that speak in small details. Think of a dig like a layered cake… You slice it one layer at a time. If you ...

Ancient ruins possess something modern architecture rarely achieves — a kind of weathered drama that photographs beautifully ...

In the south-east of the continent at Budj Bim (Mount Eccles), modern science can tell us a volcanic eruption happened ...

For almost 5,000 years Stonehenge has passed through different building stages, stood proudly through all weathers, and ...

The poor state of the ruins made the idea of keeping them difficult to imagine, as did the relative uncertainty of final costs. While each project is unique, a renovation of an historic building can ...