Roman arm guard reconstructed
Conservators have reconstructed a rare piece of Roman armour from the National Museums Scotland’s collection.
Roman villa complex found at Miseno
Archaeologists have uncovered a Roman villa complex on the shoreline of Miseno in the northwestern end of the Bay of Naples.
Ptolemaic and Roman tombs found at Al Bahnasa
Archaeologists have uncovered several high-status Ptolemaic and Roman tombs during excavations in the city of Al Bahnasa, located in Egypt’s Minya governorate.
Roman elite burials found in ancient Tarquinia
Archaeologists excavating a necropolis in ancient Taquinia have uncovered Roman elite burials.
Roman mosaics uncovered at villa rustica site in Turkey
Archaeologists conducting rescue excavations at a villa rustica site in Turkey have uncovered Roman mosaics depicting animal figures and sea creatures.
New study changes assumptions of Roman backwater town
Interamna Lirenas was founded in 312 BC as a colonia of Latins in the present-day province of Frosinone, central Italy.
Prison bakery for enslaved people found in Roman Pompeii
Archaeologists have uncovered a Prison bakery during recent excavations in Pompeii.
Statue of Apollo “Lizard Killer” found at Etruscan and Roman spa
Archaeologists have found a marble statue of Apollo Sauroctonos, also known as the “Lizard Killer”, during excavations of an Etruscan and Roman spa at San Casciano dei Bagni in Tuscany.
Phallus wind chime found at Roman Viminacium
Archaeologists excavating at Viminacium have uncovered a Roman phallus wind chime known as a tintinnabulum.
Over 3,000 Roman coins found at Claternae
A group of Italian archaeologists have uncovered over 3,000 Roman coins at Claternae, located in the Italian municipality of Ozzano dell'Emilia.
Cult temples found at Haltern Roman Camp
Archaeologists from the Regional Association of Westphalia-Lippe (LWL) have uncovered the foundations of two small temples at the Haltern Roman Camp, located in the town of Haltern am See in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Treasure consisting of 30,000 to 50,000 Roman coins found near the coast of Sardinia
Divers have discovered between 30,000 and 50,000 Roman coins in the sea near the northeast coast of Sardinia.
New discoveries at Gonio Roman Fortress
Gonio, also known as Apsarus, is located in Adjara on Georgias Black Sea coast.
Lost Roman forts discovered using Cold War spy satellites
A study of declassified imagery taken by Cold War era satellites during the 1960s and 70s has led to the discovery of 396 previously undiscovered Roman forts.
Romans were early pioneers of recycling
A study using gold impurities in silver coins and lead pollution in Greenland ice suggests that the Romans were early pioneers of recycling.
