The Romans who built the fort of Vindolanda in northern England fortified the swampy ground with unneeded household objects, including scraps of cloth. “The fabrics were very soft and comfortable,” said archaeologist Annette Schieck. The article goes on to explain Roman fashions. A backyard in Tennessee where artifacts and mastodon bones have been found has […]

Signs of trepanation and bone growth have been found on three men’s skulls from the ancient Garamantian civilization in North Africa. Reasons for the skull surgeries are unclear. Ancient Roman glass is helping scientists understand how to build better storage containers for nuclear waste. Scholars now think that the bog body discovered in Ireland’s County Laois belonged to […]