Based on the location of the graveyard, its age and scale, archaeologists concluded the horses belonged to an ancient Roman military unit stationed in the area during the second century A.D., ...

What else would one expect in a massive ancient Roman cemetery for military horses? But something about this particular grave turned out to be much more unusual — and intimate. Archaeologists ...

The graveyard of Liternum, near Naples, was in use between the first century B.C.E. and the third century C.E.

The find could provide new insights into the use of horses in the Roman army, potentially changing the understanding of their ...

Archaeologists in Italy have recently discovered ancient Roman tombs while excavating a necropolis, including one with a gladiator's epitaph. Coins, lamps and vases were also found.

When construction workers started churning up skeletal remains, a project to renovate a soccer field outside Vienna, Austria, morphed into an archaeological dig, and it wasn’t long before experts ...