The oldest souvlaki, dating back to the Bronze Age, was discovered on Santorini. Recent research specifically took a look at ...

Saqqara reveals more of its hidden secrets with the unveiling of a trove of treasures found on January 17th, including ...

Archeological excavations of Pompeii continue to shed light on the daily lives of ancient Romans.

An expert said there could be more scrolls out there as artificial intelligence and other new technology helps to decipher ...

Pompeii, a name synonymous with a moment frozen in time, continues to yield incredible secrets, two thousand years after ...

Ever since King Carlo III of Naples started excavations in 1748, thousands of studies have been made of the lost city of Pompeii, but the site still comes up with surprises. For the last ten years, a ...

Horses Found in Pompeii May Have Been Harnessed to Flee Eruption Several horses recently discovered in a 2,000-year-old stable appear frozen in a failed flight to safety from the eruption of Vesuvius.

Pompeii has been a byword for catastrophe for almost 2,000 years. ... An eruption of Mount Vesuvius (background) in A.D. 79 buried the ancient Roman city of Pompeii under volcanic ash and rock.

Archaeology & History A 2,000-Year-Old Pompeii Garden Springs Back to Life. The Pompeii Archaeological Park has recreated an ancient perfume garden—right down to its antique roses.

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence that ancient Romans consumed songbirds as everyday street food, challenging long-held beliefs that these delicacies were reserved for elite banquets ...

Ancient Romans in need of a quick bite often chowed down on fried songbirds, new research suggests. A researcher working on the island of Mallorca found bones of song thrushes inside a trash pit ...

AI analysis of Dead Sea Scroll fragments suggests some of the ancient manuscripts are up to 100 years older than once thought. Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory ...