Archaeologists uncovered lion-headed bronze handles in a Roman-era tomb in Israel, raising questions about ancient burial ...

Two 2,300-year-old swords discovered in a Celtic Iron Age necropolis in France "have few equivalents in Europe," and one is ...

A Roman thought to be a gladiator stares out in a visual reconstruction of a man who met a gruesome end almost 2,000 years ...

Burials of at least 27 people across 26 graves were found, researchers said, and were arranged on the edge of the known ...

New research on a skeleton of a gladiator that was found in York in 2004 shows the distinctive markings of lion's teeth.

Scientists have uncovered a cache of ancient weapons hidden deep inside a cave in the Judean Desert, opening a window to ...

Presidents, royalty and simple mourners bade farewell to Pope Francis on Saturday at a solemn funeral ceremony, where a ...

An earthquake exposed an ancient theater in Croatia, and weapons were found stashed in a Russia museum.

F or miles around, as far as the eye can see, the eastern suburbs of Damascus are a sea of undulating rubble and skeletal ...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The man who would become Pope Francis always bought his shoes in the same small store. And now ...

"The implications of our multidisciplinary study are huge," said study lead author and anthropologist professor Tim Thompson.