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

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

Ancient Egyptians commonly used grapes ... “This research teaches us about magic rituals in the Greco-Roman period in Egypt,” van Oppen said. “Egyptologists believe that people visited ...

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.

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

Archaeologists recently found an ancient Roman helmet in an unusual location ... the weapons were part of ceremonies or sacrificial rituals associated with a chieftain's residence," Vejle Museums ...

A team of archaeologists has successfully identified the location of the ancient city of Tharais, a Byzantine site ...

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 ...

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?

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

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 ...