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The Roman Expansion Felled Forests So Remote, Inaccessible, and Ancient North of the Alps That They Had Never Been Exploited Before

An international investigation led by the University of Freiburg, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of ...
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A 2,300-Year-Old Sarmatian Ritual Deposit Discovered in the Russian Steppe, the Largest Known to Date

The vast and windy landscapes of the Orenburg steppe, along the southern edge of the Russian Urals, have preserved for ...
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A young man from the Copper Age was bitten by a lion in Bulgaria 5000 years ago, but survived

A team of Bulgarian researchers has made an exceptional discovery in a Copper Age necropolis: the remains of a young man who ...
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New findings in Pompeii reveal that slaves were fed beans and fruit to maintain their health and productivity

Ongoing excavations in the suburban villa of Civita Giuliana, on the outskirts of Pompeii, are uncovering a complex economic ...
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Underwater Discovery in Alexandria: The Remains of a Luxurious Ceremonial Boat from the Early Roman Period with Graffiti in Greek Emerge

In the depths of ancient Portus Magnus of Alexandria, in the port area of the Royal Island of Antirhodos, a team of underwater archaeologists has unearthed a structure whose timbers, preserved for ...
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Oldest Iron Weapons in Denmark Discovered, Offered with Gold in a Sacred Bronze Age Spring

Archaeologists from the Vestsjælland Museum have made an exceptional discovery that places the use of iron in Denmark nearly 300 years earlier than previously documented. During an excavation carried ...
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Megalithic Tombs and a Fortified Copper Age Settlement with a Double Wall Found in Granada

1-meter-high preserved section of wall from the fortified settlement. Credit: C. Cabrero González et al. 2025 / courtesy of Carolina Cabrero González A team from the University of Granada combines ...
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Enigmatic Late Antique Coin Hoards Discovered in One of the Gallic Cities of the Mediomatrici

A preventive archaeological intervention, carried out in connection with the expansion of a private residence in the town of Senon (Lorraine, northeastern France), has unearthed exceptionally ...
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A Thermal Complex Found in the Roman Villa of Durrueli in Agrigento

The ongoing archaeological work at the Villa Romana di Durrueli, located in the municipality of Realmonte, province of Agrigento (Sicily), has revealed a new and significant thermal complex that ...
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A 1,700-Year-Old Portable Roman Steelyard Balance Found in Leptis Magna in Northwestern Libya

An Egyptian-Libyan research team offers an in-depth analysis of an ancient Roman bronze steelyard balance, revealing its advanced manufacturing techniques and the ravages of time after centuries ...
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The victims of Pompeii wore tunic and thick wool cloak, which calls into question the historical date of the eruption

A meticulous analysis of the fourteen plaster casts that preserve the void left by the bodies of the victims of Pompeii has ...
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The Roman mosaic discovered in the Roman villa of Rutland contains a lost version of the Trojan War that does not appear in the Iliad

An academic study by the University of Leicester has conclusively determined that the celebrated Roman mosaic discovered in ...