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 ...

Long before municipal water treatment plants and chlorination, ancient societies faced the same essential challenge we ...

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

Missouri archaeologists unearthed a “massive” 2,200-year-old Roman water basin near Rome, Italy, a university said and photos show. Photo from Marcello Mogetta via the University of Missouri On the ...

Archaeologists restoring the grounds of Rusovce Chateau, a striking neo-Gothic landmark in Bratislava, Slovakia in central Europe, have uncovered a Roman aqueduct that was hidden beneath the surface ...

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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 ...

NEW ORLEANS — There is a mystery that archeologists and anthropologists are trying to solve. That mystery starts with a find in the backyard of a local home and will soon end in a city about an hour ...

Restoration work on a centuries-old canal in Wales revealed what’s believed to be an ancient Roman bathing complex. Restoration work on a centuries-old canal in Wales has been halted after ...

In a city filled to the brim with iconic buildings of both the ancient and not-so-ancient variety, the Colosseum of Rome stands apart from the rest. The ancient stadium, an arched, elliptical arena, ...