Scholars have created a model using hoards of Roman coins and ancient census data to determine that the population of the Roman Empire declined after the end of the first century B.C. to about 4 to 5 million people. “Hoards are an excellent indicator of internal turmoil. This is a general phenomenon, not just in […]

 About a mile away from Stonehenge, archaeologists have found evidence of a stone circle they’ve dubbed “Bluehenge.” The economic recession has produced more looting of archaeological sites in England. “We are getting attacks on private land where the nighthawks have no permission to be. We are seeing sites die the death of a thousand cuts […]