Ceiling roses are a subtle yet striking architectural feature that can enhance the charm and authenticity of a period home. Typically crafted from plaster, these decorative pieces were historically us ...

Archaeologists in Italy have recently discovered ancient Roman tombs while excavating a necropolis, including one with a ...

At a site not far from an ancient forum and amphitheater once used to host Roman gladiators, archaeologists discovered an ...

Archeologists recently uncovered an historic 1,600-year-old Jewish bath known as a mikveh in Ostia Antica, the archaeological ...

Archaeological crews excavated two buildings, the walls of which were constructed from mud bricks that included medium-sized stones. They also found fragments of tile roofs and storage pits.

The friction this creates takes the temperatures of its outer casing to about 1,600 degrees Celsius, with heat shields protecting the occupants inside. So, the cheers to celebrate Sunita Williams ...

HENDERSON — Bright and early Monday, renovations at Maria Parham’s emergency department began with a bang, several loud bangs, in fact. CEO Bert Beard, Sheriff Curtis Brame and others took ...

They feature a basilica plan with the narrow sides oriented north-south and the main entrance (or entrances) in the southern, Jerusalem-oriented wall. The interior of these buildings was ...

Oil lamp decorated with a menorah and a palm frond known as a lulav Ostia Antica Archaeological Park Caliò’s team found the roughly 1,600-year-old mikvah in a “large and rich domus”—a ...

Arguably, the Cotswolds village has kept its charm because no new houses have been built since the 1600s. The village is instead home to honey-colored limestone cottages that wouldn't look out of ...

A grand dwelling dating back to the 1600s, it had been lovingly refurbished to its original ... The main staircase rises up through the heart of the house, with subtly curved hand-applied plaster ...