3+ week, 2+ day ago   (569+ words) The equivalent of 10,000 coins have been painstakingly removed from the Giant's Causeway following years of visitors jamming them between the columns. Conservationists working to protect Northern Ireland's iconic World Heritage Site have removed more than 20kg (44.1 lb) of unwanted coins from…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (217+ words) The remains of eight rooms found in Rome’s Villa Celimontana may indicate that the building was once a barracks for Roman firefighters known as the Vigiles. Often mocked for running around with brooms and buckets, the Vigiles were a military…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1374+ words) The Dead Sea Scrolls have fascinated me for years, not only because of what they tell us about Judaism and the biblical world, but because of what they tell us about one of the most disputed questions in the Middle…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (599+ words) Pompeii did not end in AD 79.. For centuries, while the Roman city remained buried beneath the debris of Vesuvius’ eruption, people went on living among those ruins and kept its memory alive. This surprising story is now being told thanks…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (566+ words) An archaeological team discovered a 3,700-year-old ceremonial stone circle site in the English woods. The discovery came thanks to an archaeology enthusiast prompting the search near a known standing stone. The entire excavation was documented for a British television show,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (232+ words) Archaeologists discovered a cellar ceiling constructed in 1244 made from parts of a medieval ship. In a rarity, the entire hull of the ship was repurposed as construction material. Experts hope to uncover unique insights into medieval ship repairs and materials…...