Roman Emperor Nero is most famous in popular imagination for playing the fiddle while Rome burned. Now his grand royal residence is once again open to the public.

Life-sized Pompeii paintings give new insight into religious practices in the ancient city.

Amateur treasure hunters, from detectorists to mudlarkers, are uncovering remarkable historical artefacts across Britain, with the British Museum spotlighting their latest finds.

The excavated remains in London consist of the Kentish limestone foundations of a massive two-story Roman basilica, where officials would have made key political and legal decisions.

The excavated remains in London consist of the Kentish limestone foundations of a massive two-story Roman basilica, where officials would have made key political and legal decisions.

Dr. Sanjay Kumar Manjul, Additional Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), has made some of the most groundbreaking discoveries in Indian archaeology! From Sinauli’s earliest known chariots to Rakhigarhi’s Harappan...

Before gladiators clashed and chariots raced, Rome’s imperial heralds roused the crowds - and now, their ancient training school at the Roman Forum has reopened after centuries.

The extraordinary discovery reveals how elite Roman homes were much more than just private residences - they were grand stages for art, culture, and political networking.

In a remarkable unveiling, the potential true appearance of "Juanita," Peru's iconic mummy has been revealed: a teenage Inca girl sacrificed more than half a millennium ago on the lofty Andean peaks.

Once the biggest and most important center for Buddhist learning in Southeast Asia, the crown jewel of the Golden Isle lay partially burned, buried and forgotten for centuries. Now, with the imminent opening of a new education center,...

Greece’s Thessaloniki metro, set to open after two decades of construction, unearthed 300,000 archaeological artefacts during excavations, including Roman roads, mosaics, and ancient burial sites.

The ruins of Hierapolis are adjacent to the modern Pamukkale, Hierapolis flourished, reaching its peak of importance in the 2nd and 3rd centuries A.D., having been destroyed by an earthquake in 60 A.D. and rebuilt. Remains of the...

Ravana Phadi is one of the oldest rock cut cave temples in Aihole, located less than a kilometer uphill, northeast from the Durga temple complex. The temple dates to the 6th century. The entrance has an eroded fluted column and seated...

Ancient Jerash is a Greco-Roman city, north of the capital Amman. Inhabited since the Bronze Age, after the Roman conquest in 63 BC, Jerash and the land surrounding it were annexed to the Roman province of Syria, and later joined the...

Si Satchanalai, founded in 1250, Si Satchanalai was built on the banks of the Yom River

Sand and corrosion cover an artifact at the bottom of the Red Sea.

Femurs and the ulna and radius of forearm bones fill plastic storage containers.

Angkor Wat

Angkor Wat

Angkor Wat

Angkor Wat reflection at dawn

Egypt, Giza, Khufu ship (Solar boat)

Mayan Aztec Inca Calendar Gears Animation

Assos known as Behramkale is located in western Turkey. The city was founded from 1000 to 900 BC by Aeolian colonists from Lesbos, who specifically are said to have come from Methymna. The natural cleavage of the rock into joint planes...