The amber found in Romania is sometimes called rumanite, a variety prized for its deep, reddish hues. It often forms in the ...

In the late 18th and early 19th century, Westerners were involved in extensive looting of Greek antiquities as the nation was ...

Archaeologists have recently unearthed the remarkably well-preserved remains of a dog from ancient Rome, shedding light on ...

Sumerian civilization appears to have evolved in Southern Mesopotamia around 4000 BC, while some historians place it as far ...

A 3 1/2-year-old in Israel recently made an important archaeological discovery while hiking with her family last month outside Jerusalem.

Discoveries challenge previous assumptions about Roman influence in the region, revealing extensive Roman activity and ...

Archaeologists have discovered evidence of an extensive Roman settlement in northwestern Germany — beyond the borders of the ...

The Antikythera Mechanism, a 2,000-year-old Greek astronomical calculator, was found in a Roman-era shipwreck near ...

Archaeologists working at a city in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii have discovered two life-sized funerary statues ...

Earlier this month, archaeologists found two life-size sculptures in a Pompeii tomb. The Guardian reported that the woman’s ...

Anderson will share some of his stories at the Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show – put on by the Black Hawk Gem & Mineral Society – at the Waterloo Center for the Arts, 225 Commercial St., on Sunday. The ...