Archaeologists have recently unearthed the remarkably well-preserved remains of a dog from ancient Rome, shedding light on the widespread practice of ritual sacrifice in antiquity.

Archaeologists recently uncovered the remains of a remarkably well-preserved dog from ancient Rome – and the discovery ... drinking cups and a bronze bowl, though Verbrugge characterized those ...

Lead Pollution Likely Caused Widespread IQ Declines in Ancient Rome, New Study Finds Jan. 6 ... from architecture to objects like pottery bowls and animal bones from meals.

Based on the finds, archaeologists concluded the deceased was a “Roman soldier named Flaccus.” Archaeologists generally have a difficult time identifying non-elite ancient people by name ...

I’m not usually one to brag, but whenever I bring out a bowl full of perky romaine ... That, and an Italian fish sauce with roots in ancient Rome. Turshen’s aptly named recipe, Julia ...

The election of Pope Francis came at an unusual moment in history for the Roman Catholic Church ... "Visually you get this strange mix of absolute ancient beauty and tremendous scale, contrasting ...

The Roman Catholic Church has consistently condemned ... life in the womb originates in Christianity’s Jewish roots. The ancient Jewish world was much different from the surrounding cultures ...

Ancient historians wrote that after crossing the mountain pass, Hannibal’s army spent 15 years marauding through the Italian peninsula. “His men slaughtered 50,000 Roman soldiers at the Battle ...

Archaeologists excavating an ancient Roman settlement in the United Kingdom found an oven used for making construction materials, photos show. Photo from Cotswold Archaeology Sifting through the damp ...

After an earthquake damaged a city hall in Croatia, renovation work on the building’s basement unearthed the ruins of an ancient Roman theater. Photo from Croatia’s Ministry of Culture and ...