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Plague bacteria found in Roman-era remains

May 21st, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

The bacterium that causes plague, Yersinia pestis, has been found in DNA samples taken from the remains of 19 different

May 16th, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

Roman-era mosaics have been found in the ancient city of Milas in southwestern Turkey. Milas District Governor Bahattin Atç?, gendarmerie

May 15th, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

The graves of an infant and and adult have been found during excavations at the Church of Saints James and

May 14th, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

A 1,700-year-old Roman cemetery has been found beneath a parking lot in Leicester, England. The new discovery, found at the

May 9th, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

Archaeologists have been finding ancient artifacts in piles of dirt left behind by moles digging through the Roman fort of

May 3rd, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

A Graeco-Roman industrial area where amphorae, statues and tableware were produced, has been discovered near the Suez Canal in Egypt.

April 29th, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

Over the years archaeologists have found a lot of Roman-era toiletry kits that contain tweezers, scrapers and other artifacts. It

April 22nd, 2013 | by Sevaan Franks

Employing the same imaging technology used in airports to visually scan passengers going through security, researchers have found an ancient