Apollo is perhaps the most important and mysterious of all the ancient deities in Classical Greek and Roman mythology. He was the son of Zeus and Leto and was so skilled that he soon came to be known as the god of
Egypt has, throughout the years, unveiled some of the most coveted and promising archaeological treasures. Commencing in the mid-1880s, excavations in the North African nation commenced under the guidance of William Matthew Flinders Petrie, the esteemed English Egyptologist often hailed as the
Nearly 2,000 years after it was buried in volcanic ash, Pompeii is turning up yet more breathtaking ancient splendours. Archaeologists working at the site have uncovered perfectly preserved fresco paintings inside what they believe to be the private residence of a wealthy individual.
A 2,000-year-old Roman villa with stunning mosaics and painted walls has been unearthed on land destined to become a housing estate. Archaeologists from the Red River Archaeology Group made what they called a “remarkable” discovery after working on a Barratt and David
A rare 17th Century ring found in a field by a metal detectorist is expected to sell for thousands of pounds at auction. Retired carpenter Alan Rumsby, 75, found the “historically important” piece of jewellery when he returned to a stubble field
A mysterious set of wooden pieces with connections to an ancient celestial calendar has been uncovered by Chinese researchers. The 23 wooden strips were unearthed from a preserved 2,000-year-old grave in the Wulong district of southwestern China. Each one measures around an
A major archeological breakthrough has helped rewrite the historical understanding of how the Roman Empire fell in Italy. The landmark excavations have been led by researchers at the University of Cambridge, and the new materials found suggest the unearthed town in southern