A series of 1,800-year-old mosaics in Tunisia were recently reburied to help protect them from damage. (all photos courtesy of the J. Paul Getty Trust) Cultural heritage worldwide faces a number of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Earlier this month, archaeologists in Italy unearthed a stunning ancient Roman mosaic which bears an unexpected connection to ...

Two ancient Roman mosaics worth £560,000 ($700,000) have been temporarily barred from leaving the U.K., buying time for a domestic public collection to acquire them. A potential interested buyer has ...

The Vigiles were ancient Rome’s firefighters and night watchmen.

A 2,000-year-old Roman mosaic unearthed in Turkey depicts a family's beloved pets: a cat named Emerald and a dog named Ocean.

The Onassis Cultural Center NY is showcasing four decades of archaeological findings from Dion, the ancient Greek village that tried to get as close to the gods as possible by building shrines and ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A remarkable mosaic floor depicting two human-animal hybrid spirits has ...

The flip-flop mosaic decorated the floor of a cold pool room in the villa's bath complex. Parco Archeologico di Morgantina e Villa Romana del Casale In the ruins of an ancient Roman villa in Italy, ...

The 800-year-old mosaics that decorate Florence’s famous Baptistery are being repaired for the first time in more than 100 years. Precious mosaics in Florence are undergoing restoration. But instead ...

Archaeologists have uncovered an ancient complex of ruined Byzantine-era buildings in Israel. The structures include a winepress, a large warehouse and what may be a monastery boasting a colorful ...