We can probably safely assume Rome, in many areas, was likely pretty dirty and rank-smelling. That said, there's evidence of ...

Roman salting plants processed fish so thoroughly that researchers struggle to identify the species once used in ancient ...

Eight XXL leather shoes have been recovered from Magna, a Roman-era fort along Hadrian's Wall. Archaeologists excavating a ...

Bones found at the site of an ancient fish-processing plant were used to genetically identify the species that went into a ...

A tourist noticed an old-looking table at a bar in Varna later identified by archaeologists as a 1,700-year-old Roman coffin. Photo from Bulgaria's Ministry of Interior An attentive tourist at a ...

Israeli archaeologists recently uncovered a Roman sarcophagus in Caesarea, which showing a drinking contest between Dionysus and Hercules. The find is the first of its kind in Israel.

An ancient Roman sarcophagus was discovered masquerading as a table at a tourist beach bar in Bulgaria. The 1,700-year-old relic was reportedly found on the sandy shores of the Black Sea, near ...

How a lost mosaic from the Roman emperor's reign ended up entertaining guests in a New York City apartment.

In ancient Rome, lead was widely used in glazed table wares, paints, cosmetics, and was intentionally ingested as well as being present in air pollution from mining and smelting.