To explore the site, the researchers drafted a multidisciplinary team of scientists from the fields of botany, architecture, ...

Elon Musk funds AI-powered archaeology in Rome, pledging $1M to help researchers digitally rebuild ancient sites and rewrite ...

Built around 250 BCE with evidence that some parts may be even older, this man-made structure may be one of the earliest ...

Rome once had a near-equal rival just 11 miles away in the early days of the empire. The ancient Roman city of Gabii may not ...

The ancient Romans were masters of building and engineering, perhaps most famously represented by the aqueducts. Those ...

Italian archaeologists recently gained rare insight into life during Ancient Rome when they found a multi-story apartment building built decades before the birth of Jesus Christ. The discovery was ...

Chickens are one of the most common animals on earth. Relatives of the dinosaurs still around today, these birds have spread to almost every continent in the world (except Antarctica) and reside in ...

On the outskirts of Rome, Italy, a team of archaeologists led by a Missouri professor painstakingly uncovered a “massive” set of ancient Roman ruins. The structure turned out to be a 2,200-year-old ...

The British sculptor Antony Gormley and the Japanese architect Tadao Ando designed an installation evoking the ancient Roman dome. Building it was complicated.

Researchers have known for many years that there was more to ancient Greek and Roman statues than the plain white marble you typically see in museums. A few years ago, museum visitors in New York City ...