The vial, also known as an unguentarium, is commonly believed to have held perfumes or cosmetic oils.

Researchers in Türkiye found chemical traces of human fecal matter and herbs in a second-century CE Roman glass vessel, ...

Archaeologists excavate the apse of the Praetorium’s basilica. Credit: City of Cologne/Roman-Germanic Museum, Michael Wiehen. The jackhammers are a common occurrence in modern Cologne. The city’s rich ...

Archaeologists in Turkey say they have uncovered evidence that the Romans used human feces in medical treatments, according to new research.

A Norwegian archaeologist believes that the Norwegians were on their way to the Roman Empire as mercenaries around the year ...

Researchers used AI-driven virtual players to test more than 100 rule sets, matching gameplay to wear patterns on a Roman limestone board.

Archaeologists recently uncovered a mysterious Roman-era settlement site in Germany, complete with building remains and hundreds of artifacts dating back nearly two millennia. The Schafbreite site, ...

That single vial—an unguentarium recovered from a tomb in ancient Pergamon, once a major medical hub—has now delivered rare, chemical evidence that human feces were used as medicine in the Roman world ...

A smooth, white stone dating from the Roman era and unearthed in the Netherlands has long baffled researchers.