It’s not every day that a jaunt with a metal detector turns up something truly revelatory. One might expect to find a vintage engagement ring or a necklace lost to time—but a set of over a thousand ...

Two recreational divers in Israel recently stumbled upon one of the greatest caches of artifacts from antiquity ever discovered. The recovered treasures include bronze statues of ancient Roman deities ...

Roman pottery and a coin from the Iron Age have been found on the site of the aquatics center planned for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Digs on the Olympic Park site have discovered evidence of Iron ...

A total of 83 Roman-era coins smuggled out of Türkiye have been returned from the US, Turkish officials announced Sunday. The coins, which date back to the reigns of Roman emperors Maximianus, ...

Ancient Rome continues to fascinate us, with each new generation seeing echoes of its own hopes and fears in the rise and fall of an empire that seems simultaneously modern and alien. Only a handful ...

A Darlington man has found a 1700-year-old coin from the reign of Constantine the Great. Mark McMullan, an experienced metal detectorist, has described the "buzz" of the discovery and how it stands ...

A total of 1,368 Iron Age and Roman coins dating back to the reign of Emperor Nero were dug up on a building site near Worcester. Experts say the 'miraculous' find represents one of the most important ...

One civilization's trash is another civilization's treasure. A ship in Israel's Caesarea Harbor was filled with bronze statues headed for recycling when it sank about 1,600 years ago. Now, thanks to a ...