On October 20, 1928, the shoreline of a volcanic crater lake 19 miles (30.58 km) south of Rome began to retreat. Heavy electric pumps started pulling water from the basin, lowering the surface by ...

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The ship is believed to have departed from the ancient settlement of Rhossus and been heading to Rome — Why the cargo was ...

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The wreckage of an ancient Roman cargo ship carrying hundreds of terra cotta jars has been found off the coast of Italy, authorities said Friday. The ship — believed to have sunk more than 2,000 years ...

Here's what you’ll learn when you read this story: Excavation in Salzburg, Austria, ahead of a new residential development unearthed a Roman villa from the second or third century C.E. and a rare ...

The drought in Switzerland has allowed archaeologists to see traces of previously unknown Roman buildings. In Norway, melting ...

More than two millennia ago, a Roman Republic ship carrying timber and wine sank in the Adriatic Sea, off the coast of what is now Croatia. Remarkably, the wreck offers clear evidence of an elaborate ...

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For most people, pollen is just an irritating allergen. But archaeologists recently used centuries-old specks of the stuff found within the waterproofing pitch on an ancient Roman ship to uncover the ...