A system of thousands of ridges and canals across a floodplain in southern Iraq has long been believed to be the remnant of a ...

Rome marches across the vast territory, creates an empire, and then plants large public works all over it that need to be defended. So it's filled with big projects—like the temples, the roads ...

A cave tomb in central Israel, long believed to be the burial site of Jesus’ midwife, may instead hold the remains of Salome, ...

An ancient Sabaean inscription was set into the floor of the Awwam Temple thousands of years ago ... In the first century B.C., Rome, after vanquishing Syria and Egypt, diverted the lucrative ...

A joint Egyptian-Canadian archaeological mission has successfully identified the owner of an ancient tomb discovered in the ...

A recent MIT-led study reveals that Roman concrete’s strength comes from volcanic ash, lime clasts, and hot mixing, giving it self-healing powers that modern cement lacks.

Two recently discovered ancient gold rings set with garnets reveal how Greek trends and customs became part of life in ...

We will visit Portico D’Ottavia, an ancient Roman temple site turned medieval fish market and now a fascinating glimpse into ancient architectural form and urban planning. Our time together ends in ...