In regards to the basin, it likely had a ceremonial use, based on finds of pottery and oil lamps discovered very nearby.

The ancient Romans were masters of building and engineering, perhaps most famously represented by the aqueducts. Those ...

What can an ancient water basin discovered near Rome reveal about construction, engineering and water management techniques that may be useful today?

Beneath the mosaic floors of Roman villas, an ingenious system of underfloor heating transformed warmth into a mark of power ...

Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Syedra in Turkey's Mediterranean region have uncovered a spectacular 1,800-year-old Roman stadium, revealing new insights into the sporting and cultural ...

Archaeological teams in Switzerland have uncovered the remains of a remarkable Roman wooden bridge that served as a crucial transportation link for over four centuries. The discovery in Aegerten, near ...

Roman architecture transformed Greek ideals by merging aesthetic harmony with revolutionary engineering. Here, the Roman amphitheater in Lecce, Italy. Credit: Benjamin Smith, Wikimedia Commons, CC ...

It was Wachusett Dam Day in Clinton Sunday, Oct. 12 and Deborah Johnson, a psychology professor from Tulsa, Oklahoma, was trying to get that perfect shot of the watery expanse that quenches the thirst ...

The fortress of Gla, the largest fortified Mycenaean acropolis to survive within Greek territory, still dominates the plain of Kopaida. Credit: Archaeological Museum of Thebes The draining of Lake ...