Ancient Roman artifacts are found on Sardinia seabed by police divers
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Police officers on a routine dive in Italy recently made an unusual discovery recently: ancient Roman artifacts resting on the seabed, 2,000 years later. The artifacts were uncovered off the coast of Porto…
York Gospels reveal ancient sheeppox virus that DNA preserved in parchment
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Scientists recently discovered traces of an ancient disease in an unlikely place: the pages of a 1,000-year-old gospel book. The discovery, which centered on the York Gospels, was announced by University…
Ancient pottery cache unearthed by workers beneath Tbilisi’s Rustaveli Avenue
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Workers renovating a bustling city boulevard stumbled across a piece of the ancient past — a cache of pottery dating back roughly 1,000 years. The discovery was made amid ongoing excavations in Tbilisi, the…
Ancient bones under home in Kent, England, turn into kitchen into crime scene
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Ancient human remains that turned a couple’s home renovation into a crime investigation have finally been laid to rest — with the homeowner recently speaking out about the ordeal. Ross Sledger, 49, was at…
Ancient Roman military camp linked to Marcus Aurelius found in Slovakia
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An ancient Roman military camp tied to the era of a legendary emperor has been unearthed in Slovakia — complete with soldiers’ remains, weapons and armor. The discovery, made near Šurany in western…
Ancient ring tied to Pontius Pilate may reveal how authority worked in Roman Judea
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New research about an ancient ring bearing an inscription linked to Pontius Pilate may reveal fresh clues about how the Roman governor wielded authority — nearly 2,000 years after he sentenced Jesus Christ to…
Inscriptions from Akmoneia reveal ancient Demeter cult in Phrygia, in modern-day Turkey
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Millennia-old inscriptions uncovered in a region tied to the Apostle Paul are shedding new light on how ancient people practiced religion nearly 2,000 years ago. A recent study examined nine newly documented…
Roman shipwreck off Sicily yields hundreds of intact ancient amphorae
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Archaeologists recently uncovered a roughly 2,100-year-old shipwreck off the coast of Sicily — along with hundreds of remnants of its ancient cargo. The discovery was announced last month by the Italian…
Ancient burial cave is unearthed in Jerusalem during police operation
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Israeli police recently stumbled on an ancient burial cave in an unlikely place while carrying out an operation in Jerusalem. The discovery was announced by the Israel Police, Israel’s civilian law…
Hirosaki Castle moved by 1,800 volunteers using ancient hikiya method
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Japan enlisted the help of hundreds of volunteers to move a portion of a 360-tonne castle more than six feet back into position, inch by inch, following renovations to the structure. About 1,800 people gathered…