Extreme drought from the 430s – 450s encouraged Attila’s Huns to attack the Roman empire, tree rings suggest
A gold coin long dismissed as a forgery appears to be authentic and depicts a long-lost Roman emperor named Sponsian
Archaeology: Modern pesticide accelerates corrosion of ancient Roman bowl; the study has been published on Scientific Reports
Climate-driven changes to food availability were a factor behind dramatic historical events that led the oasis city of Palmyra in Syria to its ultimate demise
The exhibition Technological advances along the Silk Road – Blown and Tooled: Western Asian Influences in Ancient Glass in China at the University Museum and Art Gallery of the University of Hong Kong
Ancient DNA and teeth show: Romans brought mules with them; a new study has been published on the Journal of Archaeological Science
Leicester archaeologists expand excavations at Leicester Cathedral site The team behind the discovery of Richard III have resumed major archaeological excavations at Leicester…
An archaeological investigation analyses peasant life in Roman Spain, the volume features a large amount of archaeological information which is unpublished or published in a very fragmentary way
Roman Empire’s emerald mines may have ended in hands of nomads (Blemmyes) as early as the 4th century, a new study shows
Identifying the portable toilets of the ancient Roman world: the Gerace chamber pot New research published today in the Journal of Archaeological Science Reports reveals…