Museum of London Archaeology researchers recently discovered remains of London's first Roman basilica near the city's Leadenhall Market.

Lobster-eye satellite Einstein Probe captured the X-ray flash from a very elusive celestial pair. The discovery opens a new ...

This medicinal plant was so coveted, it was worth its weight in gold. But this ultimately brought its downfall.

How do you cool down a phoenix? I don't mean the mythological birds of flame and rebirth, but rather a cosmic namesake with a fittingly fiery nature.

Pompeii only came under Roman control around 160 years before its destruction – and its traffic-worn streets show how the ...

The ancient Roman helmet was found in Denmark alongside a significant hoard of weapons, the first of its kind discovered in ...

In north-west Syria, more than 700 abandoned Byzantine settlements called Dead Cities, stretch across rocky hills and plains, ...

One of Syria’s six UNESCO World Heritage sites, Palmyra was once a key hub to the ancient Silk Road network linking the Roman ...

Work to give 21st-century London yet another skyscraper has uncovered traces — in fact chunks — of the city's origins almost 2,000 years ago.

A development project in a city of northern Italy quickly morphed into a large-scale archaeological dig when the first traces ...

According to one legend, Pope Gelasius wanted to put an end to the debauchery in the late fifth century. He declared Feb. 14 ...

Representing a united heritage and respect for the collective history of our world, this is how to visit all seven modern ...