Bull heads like these were used throughout ancient Greece and Rome to both ward off evil spirits and symbolize strength and ...

Digging into the lawn of a historic mansion in the capital city of Slovakia, archaeologists and their team of university students expected to find some ancient Roman artifacts but what emerged shocked ...

In both ancient and modern contexts ... Today, all that is left of these sites are the stone wall ruins. These settlements were densely populated. They consisted of central kraals (livestock ...

Unused paints are generally rare finds for archaeologists — but not at Pompeii. Take a look at “almost the entire palette of an ancient painter.” ...

The oldest known part of the Great Wall of China was recently excavated, dating 300 years earlier than the previous ...

Stunningly and unexpected, virtually all of the selections on view in this exhibition are complete. Co-organized by the Art Institute and Rome-based Torlonia Foundation, it is the first time works ...