An unusual depiction of the ancient Egyptian sky goddess Nut may include a representation of the "Dark River" or "Great Rift" ...

Against the ancient backdrop of Rome’s Colosseum ... In his meditations, Pope Francis contrasted “God’s economy, which does not kill, discard or crush” with today’s world built on ...

Photos show the ancient Roman structure. Photo from H. Wraunek, Land NÖ via the Austrian Academy of Sciences On a riverside in eastern Austria sat a mysterious set of ruins. Some believed it to ...

Archaeologists are set to spend the next two years examining 4,000 stamped bricks from the Roman city of Trier. They aim to uncover insights into ancient brick production and distribution.

The Roman Empire, for example, with its own pantheon of gods, played a significant role in this transformation and the eventual death of the Ancient Greek gods from the collective memory. As Roman ...

Renovations on a soccer field outside of Vienna, Austria, uncovered a Roman-era mass grave that held the remains of roughly 150 males. Experts believe the site was likely a battlefield where a ...

Researchers are analyzing 4,000 Roman stamped bricks from Trier to uncover insights into ancient construction, economy, and urban development using both archaeological and scientific techniques. A new ...

The authority did not list the mark-ups, but the Archaeological Park of the Colosseum which is operated by the Italian Culture Ministry, lists the price for access to the ancient Roman arena at 18 ...

Archaeologists have uncovered an ancient Roman mass grave beneath a Vienna football field, in what experts are calling a remarkable historical discovery. The find was made last October by construction ...

Famous for its iconic pyramid and temples, the ancient Maya city of Tikal is no ... the Tikal altar suggests it relates to the ‘Storm God’”, who was associated with rain, fertility, and ...

“The Maya regularly buried buildings and rebuilt on top of them,” said co-author Andrew Scherer, a professor of anthropology, archaeology, and the ancient world at Brown and director of the Joukowsky ...

In ancient Rome, gladiators took part in one of the most ... which took its name from a Greek god of healing. Initially, they built shrines, but these expanded in time to include spas and ...