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Researchers used AI to decipher an ancient papyrus that includes details about where Greek philosopher is buried.

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Archaeologists are studying a Bronze Age village built on stilts to better understand the lifestyles of the people who lived there.

Phrixus and Helle are depicted in vibrant colours with exquisite artistry in remarkable discovery

Researchers used AI to read letters on papyrus scroll damaged by the blast of heat, ash and pumice that destroyed Pompeii

A marble bas-relief that decorated the home of a Belgian family for almost 50 years has turned out to be a 2,000-year-old relic from Pompeii, the ancient Roman city near Italy's Mount Vesuvius.

Thirteen sculptures, which include human forms, appear to pay tribute to cult goddess Cybele and her tragic love, Attis

A new project inside the Pompeii archaeological site is reviving ancient textile dyeing techniques to show another side of daily life before the city was destroyed by a volcano in 79 A.D. The inspiration comes from frescoes unearthed inside the archaeological site that show winged cupids gathering grapes for various…

Archaeologists excavating the ancient Roman city of Pompeii have uncovered a "prison bakery" where slaves and blindfolded donkeys were kept locked up underground to grind grain for bread, officials said this week.

Small windows barred with iron expose the ‘brute violence’ slaves were subjected to in the historic city

Cramped bakery with barred windows believed to be where enslaved people were forced to work