Learn what buried bones reveal about the diet of ancient cultures in Italy, shedding light on mobility, gender inequality, ...

San Francisco’s Legion of Honor hosts a survey dedicated to the ancient society, ranging from detailed works in gold to bronze ritual objects.

Archaeologists in southern Italy have discovered ancient warrior helmets and the ruins of a painted brick wall at a site that might have been a forerunner of a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena, ...

Archaeologists in Italy excavated a well near a temple and found 1,800-year-old wooden artifacts and leftovers from rituals, photos show. Photo from Italy’s Ministry of Culture For almost two thousand ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dozens of beautifully preserved, 2,000-year-old bronze statues were found in what Italian authorities are calling an "exceptional" ...

Herculaneum was a seaside getaway for Rome’s decadent crowd, evidenced by the abundant use of colored marble inside its stately houses and the bright frescos covering the walls of the luxurious villas ...

In the southern Italian town of Matera, a system of natural caves called Sassi first inhabited during the Paleolithic Age has become a bustling tourist destination. It’s something of a full-circle ...

Many proverbs survive for centuries because they capture ideas that people continue to debate. One such saying comes from Italy: "Chi sa fa, chi non sa insegna." The phrase is usually translated as: ...

A shipwreck carrying more than 300 ancient amphorae, dating to the fifth or fourth century B.C., was discovered in 2023 off the coast of Monasterace in Calabria, southern Italy. The find was formally ...