Beneath the streets of Cologne, Germany, layers of Roman architecture have drawn scholarly attention for decades, and a ...

A scientist who figured out the secret behind ancient Rome's self-repairing concrete has recently confirmed his theory at a ...

A pair of "extremely rare" structures from the early medieval period and evidence of a Roman settlement have been uncovered in the United Kingdom. The remains were identified during an excavation this ...

Researchers in London recently uncovered a 2,000-year-old structure that once served as the hub of the bustling ancient city. The Museum of London Archaeology announced last week that a team of ...

The new campaign mapped an orthogonal street grid - straight axes and insula-like blocks - typical of planned Roman foundations. Within that layout, the drone data traced a large rectangular forum ...

Cologne was once Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium, a powerhouse of the Roman Empire. The governor lived here in a massive palace called the Praetorium. We’ve known about the palace for decades, but ...

Museum construction revealed the former Roman praetorium and some of its features, namely the staircase and a private altar.

Neglect a modern concrete structure for a few decades and it’ll start to fall apart – and yet, structures built by the ancient Romans are still standing strong after 2,000 years. Now, engineers have ...

NEW YORK (AP) — In the quest to build better for the future, some are looking for answers in the long-ago past. Ancient builders across the world created structures that are still standing today, ...

Archaeologists say Roman Cologne is rising again beneath the modern city after a series of major discoveries during excavations tied to the underground tour of the MiQua – LVR Jewish Museum. The work, ...

The travertine quarries of Tivoli continue to supply stone for modern architectural projects, reflecting a rich history and unique qualities that make it prized among architects.

Ancient Roman concrete, which was used to build aqueducts, bridges, and buildings across the empire, has endured for over two thousand years. In a study publishing July 25 in the Cell Press journal ...