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Ancient 'urine flasks' for smelling (and tasting) pee uncovered in trash dump at Caesar's forum in Rome
By Kristina Killgrove published
Archaeologists have unearthed 500-year-old 'urine flasks' at a medical dump within Caesar's forum in Rome.
Ancient necropolis unearthed just feet away from bustling Paris train station
By Sascha Pare published
An archaeological dig ahead of planned construction work in the heart of the city has uncovered the 2,000-year-old remains of adults, children and even a funerary pig.
'Lost' 2nd-century Roman fort discovered in Scotland
By Tom Metcalfe published
Archaeologists have discovered the buried remains of a Roman fort along Scotland's ancient Antonine Wall.
2,000-year-old hoard of Roman coins may have been hidden by a soldier during a bloody civil war in Italy
By Tom Metcalfe published
The silver coins, mainly from the first century B.C., were unearthed in Tuscany in Italy and are hidden relics from a turbulent time in Roman history.
Mystery of Roman coins discovered on shipwreck island has archaeologists baffled
By Tom Metcalfe published
Two silver coins minted in during the Roman Empire have been found on a remote and uninhabited island in the Baltic Sea. Archaeologists have no idea how they got there.
Mysterious mosaics depicting Medusa uncovered at 2nd-century Roman villa
By Owen Jarus published
Two Roman-era mosaics depicting the snake-haired mythological figure Medusa were unearthed at the Villa of the Antonines in Italy.
Roman-era trash dump containing naked Venus statue and other artifacts unearthed in France
By Kristina Killgrove published
Archaeologists have found a trove of artifacts, including two statues of the goddess Venus, in a Roman-era quarry-turned-trash-dump.
Gladiators fought in Roman Britain, action-packed cremation urn carvings reveal
By Kristina Killgrove published
A new analysis of the famous Colchester vase indicates that gladiators fought in Roman Britain during the second century A.D.
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