2+ week, 4+ day ago   (521+ words) A Roman law scholar has reconstructed and translated a damaged Latin page found among ancient Egyptian artifacts. The parchment offers rare evidence for a small Roman law book from the fourth century. Matthijs Wibier, an assistant professor of Classics at…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (467+ words) Archaeologists are excavating the remains of a medieval settlement near Halberstadt in central Germany. The site lies beside the Frevelgraben, east of the city, near Gessnerstraße. The Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und Archäologie Sachsen-Anhalt began work at the site in March....

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (568+ words) New pieces of a Roman stone inscription in western Turkey help reconstruct a legal order from CE 480. The text describes a long-running tax scam in Asia Minor and the Roman response. Archaeologists found the fragments in 2024 near ancient Stratonikeia. Researchers…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (656+ words) A 10th-century chamber grave found near Suzdal has given archaeologists new evidence of an early elite presence in northeastern Rus’. The burial contains the remains of a man, a horse, and a dog, along with weapons, riding gear, and other…...

4+ week, 19+ hour ago   (574+ words) Ancient paintings on limestone cliffs in southern China have survived more than 2,000 years of heat, rain, and storms. A new study suggests their unusual durability came from a paint binder made from lime and blood. The Huashan rock art belt…...