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1,900-year-old coins from Jewish revolt against the Romans discovered in the Judaen desert
Archaeologists in the Judaen desert have found four coins dating to the Jewish Bar Kokhba revolt against the Roman Empire.
Items used by Roman cavalry and other treasures unearthed by metal detectorist in Wales
A collection of artifacts found on an island in Wales could be part of a religious offering.
'Incredibly rare' head of deity Mercury reveals previously unknown Roman settlement in UK
Archaeologists in England unearthed a 2,000-year-old clay head of a figurine depicting the Roman god Mercury.
1,800-year-old Roman tombs in Bulgaria included medallion featuring an emperor and glass bottles for collecting mourners' tears
A farmer in Bulgaria accidentally discovered two graves of a wealthy Roman-era family, but they appear to tell "a sad family story."
1,800-year-old 'Iron Legion' Roman base discovered near 'Armageddon' is largest in Israel
The Roman military base once housed more than 5,000 soldiers.
Spectacularly preserved Roman-age egg still has its yolk and whites
The egg-citing object may be the oldest unintentionally preserved egg ever found.
Romans kept poisonous, narcotic seeds concealed in bone vials, new discovery reveals
A hollowed-out animal bone was used by Romans to store a stash of poisonous seeds and is the first-ever evidence of the seeds' use during the Roman era.
Scroll charred in Mount Vesuvius eruption partially deciphered, earning researchers $700,000 prize
Machine learning has helped decipher part of an ancient carbonized scroll found in a villa that likely once belonged to Julius Caesar’s father-in-law.
