A large necropolis discovered in an ancient oasis provides a missing piece to the archaeological puzzle of the Iron Age, officials said. Screengrab from the United Arab Emirates' Department of Culture ...

Experts at the Vienna Museum provided a public presentation of the mass grave this week, which had the bodies of more than 100 people.

Gladiator combat is a well-documented aspect of ancient Roman society, but the physical remains of fighters have remained ...

To avoid confusion, we will focus on the Western Roman Empire, before transferring its capital to Constantinople. This marble statue, known as “Augustus of Prima Porta,” depicts Emperor Augustus in a ...

Soldiers in the Roman Empire were typically cremated until the third century ... That was cross-checked against the known history of relics found in the grave — armor, helmet cheek protectors and the ...

An analysis of other items found in the grave, including an iron dagger, lance points, scale armor and a cheek piece ... the Romans on the border of the Roman Empire at the end of the first ...

Located in the Simmering district of Vienna, the mass grave holds the intertwined remains of at least 129 individuals. The excavation team also uncovered numerous dislocated bones, suggesting the ...

Thanks to the Trimontium Museum for providing the armour and weapons featured in ... frontier was one of the toughest postings in the Roman empire, and how your experience here might look very ...

The renovation of a football pitch in Austria’s capital has led to the discovery of a Roman mass grave housing the remains of ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a rare mass grave beneath a soccer field in Vienna, revealing the remains ofabout 150 Roman soldiers. The discovery, made in the city’s southern Simmering district during ...

Soldiers in the Roman Empire were typically cremated until the 3rd century ... Carbon-14 analysis helped date the bones to between 80 and 130 A.D. That was cross-checked against known history of ...

Soldiers in the Roman Empire were typically cremated until the ... against the known history of relics found in the grave — armor, helmet cheek protectors and the nails used in distinctive ...