Traces of drug use go back to ancient times with research showing that the Greeks and Romans used and sometimes abused ...

Who were the women who inhabited ancient Pompeii? A new exhibition of art, objects, and personal testimonies has the answers.

A trove of perfectly preserved ceramics, burnt animal bones and a wooden chalice have been pulled up from a well in Ostia Antica, shedding new light on religious life at the heart of Ancient Rome.

In this epic dig, we team up with Graeme Rushton of Unearthed UK and Heath from History Seekers to explore a multi-era site full of hidden treasures. But amid the Bronze Age to Medieval finds, we ...

Victoria was highly revered by the ancient Romans; during times of war, she was often credited for battlefield success.

Archaeologists recently uncovered the remains of a remarkably well-preserved dog from ancient ... Roman scholar] Varro's work 'De Re Rustica,' it appears that dogs were sometimes used in rituals ...

Ancient Greek and Roman sculptures were not just experienced ... a social gathering where they participate in rituals related to Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and theater. There were also ...

An ancient DNA study co-authored by Brown archaeologist Peter van Dommelen illustrates the complexity of human migration and ...

A recent study published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology by Cecilie Brøns revealed that ancient Greco-Roman sculptures ... that fragrances were used in rituals on the island.

Lapdogs are associated with a whole host of religious figures in Ancient Rome ... Ewell and what kinds of rituals they might have been up to. Was the bone deposit Roman or British?

The ancient Greeks and Romans often doused their statues in perfume, a recent study found. Published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology, the study adds to evidence that statues were more than ...

Archaeologists recently uncovered the remains of a remarkably well-preserved dog from ancient ... Roman scholar] Varro’s work ‘De Re Rustica,’ it appears that dogs were sometimes used in ...