This dog-shaped vessel was likely used for pouring wine, oil or blood in ancient rituals in what is now Italy.

The earthly remains of most of history’s 266 popes (plus some European royals) are buried in Rome—in dozens of catacombs and ...

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The ancient silver coins feature the images of 11 Roman emperors and empresses, including Nero and Marcus Aurelius.

One such ancient story centers on the bronze sentry Talos. Forged by Hephaestus, the Greek god of smiths and artisans, Talos ...

Archaeologists often spend long amounts of time at a dig site, only to dig up garbage such as bottle caps and soda cans, or ...

However, researchers have uncovered what they believe to be a massive subterranean gold deposit, potentially the largest of ...

The study of genome evolution involves multiple fields including structural analysis of the genome, genomic parasites, gene and ancient genome duplications, polyploidy, and comparative genomics.

Gold is one of the oldest forms of money; gold coins were first used in the Kingdom of Lydia (now part of Turkey) in about 550 B.C. Gold has also long been used as a store of value as well as an ...

A Greek city that tourists haven’t even heard ... reportedly having the most cafes and bars per capita of any city in Europe. Lonely Planet listed Thessaloniki among the world's "ultimate ...

(Bloomberg) — European stocks opened sharply higher ... dollar retreated for the third day in a row and gold climbed. Trump’s pivot came as the scale of the Treasuries selloff and days ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...