Archaeologists excavating an ancient well in eastern Croatia have discovered the skeletons of seven men whose bodies had been ...

In 2011, during construction work for a university library in the Croatian city of Osijek, archaeologists stumbled upon a macabre and fascinating find: an ancient water well that had been reused as a ...

Local volunteers included schools, youth groups, and community organizations.

In a remarkable archaeological find, a soldier from the Roman Empire, notable for his unusually large feet, has been discovered at an excavation site in Germany. The soldier is estimated to have lived ...

University students and archaeologists located an ancient Roman military camp beyond the empire’s northern frontier in the Netherlands. Photo from Constructing the Limes A team of university students ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Archaeology students excavate the site of Hoog Buurlo in the Netherlands, where they found a ...

Soldiers served an average of 25 years in the imperial Roman army. How likely were they to reach retirement? Don’t expect ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: A funerary stele discovered in Spain shows Roman auxiliary cavalry unit movements from the first century C.E. Tied to the Julio-Claudian period, the ...

Archaeologists in Germany excavated part of an ancient Roman military camp and found typical artifacts and a very rare pot, officials said. Photo from EggensteinEsca GmbH / M. Zur-Schaepers via LWL ...

It’s one of three known examples of such a garment in the world. A remarkably rare Roman military hat, dating back 2,000 years, has finally been put on display after spending more than 100 years in ...

A team of university students sifted through chalky dirt in the Netherlands looking for artifacts or other traces of ancient Roman activity. For years, they’d been piecing together the site’s history, ...