These immersive installations, says Fiona, are making us aware of the impact of colour – and pattern – on our senses. “The ...

Airborne particles from minting coins damaged health, a new study says, and might have contributed to the Roman Empire’s ...

Beyond the handful of memorial libraries, many other ancient Roman public libraries were great cultural centers, including ...

According to a release from Museums Worcestershire, a trove of 1,368 silver and gold coins from the Iron Age and Ancient Rome were found by an anonymous metal detectorist searching an unnamed area ...

How did the Ancient Romans manage clean water and waste disposal so effectively? Their groundbreaking sanitation system set the standard for future civilizations. Explore how it worked!

Archaeologists in Rome have discovered beautiful, ancient paint—but not just any paint. Known as “Egyptian Blue,” it’s among the oldest synthetic pigments in the world, with the newly ...

Spectacular statues reveal art tradition of ancient Rome’s lost sculpture capital - City of Perga on Turkey’s southwestern ...

The venerable auction house is unloading one-of-a-kind gold necklaces, rings, trinkets and more from ancient Greece, Rome and Egypt that cost far less than modern pieces from modern luxury ...

A cross inlaid in the floor of a library marks the spot where Indiana Jones has to dig to access the ancient catacombs of ... To find catacombs, go to Rome, home of some of the oldest and longest ...

Researchers think these items may have been buried as part of a ceremony or sacrifice Sonja Anderson The discovery might illuminate the link between the blue pigment's ancient Egyptian roots and ...

IN matters relating to sex, the ancient Romans displayed the practical qualities which they brought to bear on all the problems of their lives, both public and private. It affected their attitude ...

Representatives from international organisations and academics have met in Rome to discuss strategies to preserve Syria's cultural heritage following the fall of Bashar al-Assad. The event marked ...