Roman altars found near Edinburgh reveal secrets of mysterious cult - The artefacts were once part of a temple to the god Mithras ...

The National Museum of Scotland has added to its permanent collection two stone altars of exceptional craftsmanship from the ...

Austrian ruins previously known as the Desolate Castle were actually once a Roman bridgehead fort. The site served as a strategic trade crossing for the Danube River as part of the historic Amber Road ...

Excavations at a Roman fort in England north of Hadrian's Wall have revealed a unique engraved gemstone depicting a grape-harvesting scene from Roman mythology — imagery that's rarely found in ...

Ancient military fortifications dating back to the Ptolemaic and Roman eras of Egyptian history were recently uncovered by archaeologists. The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." An Oxford scholar discovered an ancient Roman fort in his hometown in Wales. The finding could rewrite ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a "unique" gold artifact dedicated to an ancient deity at the site of a Roman fort, hinting at the existence of a lost temple. The votive plaque is among the "most ...

Volunteers unearthed the striking 2,000-year-old piece during work at a fort in Northumberland.

Excavations at the Roman fort Magna in northern England have already yielded three ancient leather shoes, one of which is staggering in size. The team digging through defensive ditches on their way to ...

Archaeologists excavating Gonio-Apsaros fortress uncovered an ancient Roman kiln with pottery inside, a wine press and a rare gold artifact. Photo from the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology ...