A remarkable Roman mosaic found in Rutland turns out to tell a forgotten version of the Trojan War. Rather than Homer’s famous epic, it reflects a lost Greek tragedy by Aeschylus, featuring vivid ...

The decoration was uncovered in 2024 by a metal detectorist scanning the dirt near Harlow, not far from London. It’s a ...

National Highways, a government-owned transportation authority in England, announced last week that archaeologists discovered a rare ancient Roman burial site, including a stone coffin, during highway ...

Researchers in London recently announced that a giant "archaeological puzzle" has been solved, revealing artwork that's been hidden for 1,800 years. The Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) announced ...

The helmet has been a powerful symbol of Roman Britain since it was discovered over 200 years ago.

The remains of an ancient Roman villa measuring more than 200 feet in length have been uncovered in the United Kingdom. The villa, thought to date to the 2nd century, lies in the county of ...

A large part of the interior of 120 or more boxes of plaster fragments have been enticed home into readable pictures at In ...

New research is revealing the remarkable story of one of Britain’s most enigmatic archaeological finds - a Roman gladiator helmet, discovered buried in a field in East Anglia. The artefact, which will ...

Today's Object of the Week reveals how one County Durham man’s long‑forgotten military career reshapes what we know about ...

A "beautifully carved" ancient Roman stone coffin weighing more than 1,600 pounds has been unearthed during road upgrade works in the United Kingdom. The coffin was found along a section of the A47 ...

Much about archaeology can be described as trying to figure out the context in which objects and constructions should be interpreted. A good example of this are the metal dodecahedrons (twelve-sided ...