Aphrodisias was the metropolis of the region and Roman province of Caria. White and blue grey Carian marble was extensively quarried from adjacent slopes in the Hellenistic and Roman periods, for building facades and sculptures. Marble...

Why are Archaeologist using 3D technology? How 3D technology more appealing than the traditional way? Virtual Archaeology, Part 1

How is African heritage handled today in terms of preservation? How are communities in Africa preserving their history? Africa, The Unknown History of Humankind, Part 4

Salona, the capital of the Roman province of Dalmatia, is situated in one of the most beautiful baysof the East Adriatic coast. Salona, as stated by Strabo, had originally been a coastal base, fortification and a port used by the...

Selinunte is one of the most important archaeological sites of the Greek period in Italy. The city was famous throughout the ancient world for the richness of its farmland and its monumental temples. It enjoyed a prosperous existence...

Poseidonia was probably founded about 600 bc by Greek colonists from Sybaris, along the Gulf of Taranto, and it had become a flourishing town by 540, judging from its temples. After many years' resistance the city came under the...

The Basilica Aemilia was a civil basilica in the Roman Forum, in Rome, Italy. Today only the plan and some rebuilt elements can be seen. The Basilica was 100 meters long and about 30 meters wide. Along the sides were two orders of 16...

Selinunte is one of the most important archaeological sites of the Greek period in Italy. The city was famous throughout the ancient world for the richness of its farmland and its monumental temples. It enjoyed a prosperous existence...

The Thracian sanctuary near Tatul Village, Momchilgrad Municipality, is one of the most imposing megalithic monuments discovered on the territory of Bulgaria. It lies just 200 m away from the village and approximately 15 km away from...

Located at the west end of the Imperial Forum in Rome, the Temple of Saturn was originally erected in 497 BC and later rebuilt between 360 and 380 AD. The present ruins represent the third incarnation of the Temple of Saturn, replacing...

Paestum also is renowned for its painted tombs, mainly belonging to the period of Lucanian rule, while only one of them dates to the Greek period. The Tomb of the Diver is an archaeological monument, built in about 470 BC and found by...

The largest and most splendid of Rome's temples, the Temple of Venus and Rome was designed by Hadrian, himself. Although consecrated in AD 121, construction did not begin until about AD 125. The architect was the emperor Hadrian and...

Selinunte is one of the most important archaeological sites of the Greek period in Italy. The city was famous throughout the ancient world for the richness of its farmland and its monumental temples. It enjoyed a prosperous existence...

What were the major religions that moved along the silk roads? What items moved from west to east? The Silk Roads: Ideas and Religion, Part 1

The Villa of Poppaea was first discovered in the eighteenth century during the construction of the Sarno Canal which cut through the central hall of the villa. Between 1839 and 1840 explorations of the site were undertaken by Bourbon...

Norwegian archaeologists analyzed a large, buried complex of cult halls and burial boats without disturbing the ground

Mycenae, built between two hills, Profitis llias and Sara, dominates the Plain of Argos. According to myth, Mycenae was founded by Perseus, son of Zeus and Danae. In order to build the citadel, Perseus employed the Cyclopes, mythical...

Mycenae, built between two hills, Profitis llias and Sara, dominates the Plain of Argos. According to myth, Mycenae was founded by Perseus, son of Zeus and Danae. In order to build the citadel, Perseus employed the Cyclopes, mythical...

Why are we ignorant of the archaeology left behind in West Africa? Are West Africans going to rediscover their history and will there be a demand of giving back physical objects from foreign museums in aiding that rediscovery? West...

The Greek historian and father of history, Herodotus, notes that the city was founded by the sons of Hercules, the Heraclides.The earliest reference to Sardis is in The Persians of Aeschylus (472 BC); in the Iliad, the name Hyde seems to...

Selinunte is one of the most important archaeological sites of the Greek period in Italy. The city was famous throughout the ancient world for the richness of its farmland and its monumental temples. It enjoyed a prosperous existence...

Salona, the capital of the Roman province of Dalmatia, is situated in one of the most beautiful baysof the East Adriatic coast. Salona, as stated by Strabo, had originally been a coastal base, fortification and a port used by the...

Mycenae, built between two hills, Profitis llias and Sara, dominates the Plain of Argos. According to myth, Mycenae was founded by Perseus, son of Zeus and Danae. In order to build the citadel, Perseus employed the Cyclopes, mythical...

The new senate house begun by Julius Caesar in 44 B.C., just before his assassination. Work continued under the triumvirs and the building was completed and dedicated in 29 B.C. by Augustus.