Archaeologists reconstructed Roman frescoes from thousands of fragments found in London, revealing rare artwork and elite ...

The researchers shared their surprising findings in a new study that highlights the importance of using science to examine art and antiquity.

Experts in London have spent three months piecing together the shattered remains of Roman artworks, revealing luxurious frescoes not seen for more than 1,800 years.

Archaeologists have assembled the “world’s most difficult jigsaw puzzle” to reveal huge frescoes that once adorned a luxury ...

Could the Great Sphinx of Giza originally have been carved as a female figure or a lioness? This video explores alternative historical narratives based on oral traditions, stellar alignments, and ...

It is believed the frescoes once decorated at least 20 internal walls of a high-status Roman building between AD 40 and 150.

Micronesia's Nan Madol is one of the very few places in the world which continues to perplex archaeologists. How and why it ...

Some people think that learning history might be useless. "It already happened, what's the point?" Yet the truth is that ...

Built to house and protect Egyptian royalty on their journey through the after-life, these chambers carved in the rocks ... no fewer than 11 pharaohs of ancient Egypt’s splendid New Kingdom ...

From the tombs of pharaohs to Roman frescoes, Egyptian blue adorned everything from sacred artifacts to everyday pottery.

Originally developed over 5,000 years ago, the pigment was commonly used in ancient Egyptian art, tombs, and architecture. The scientists tested 12 different methods to reproduce the pigment, ...