Babies weren't supposed to be mourned in the Roman Empire. These rare liquid-gypsum burials prove otherwise.

Despite historical records saying otherwise, Roman babies were mourned at death, research into unique plaster burials from ...
Ancient Origins

Rare Roman “Lead Pigs” Declared Treasure in Wales

Two hefty Roman lead ingots (nicknamed “lead pigs”) have been declared treasure after being unearthed on grazing land in Ceredigion, west Wales. Dated to around AD 87 from their lettering, the pair ...

The night one of the most feared Olympians ever fought a Japanese icon — was it real or fake? An investigation

Aleksandr Karelin was the "Russian Bear," one of the most ferocious Olympians to ever live. Akira Maeda was a retired shootfighting pioneer. Together they produced the biggest spectacle of its kind in ...

A Man Found a Roman Mosaic on a Farm. It May Show a Lost Version of an Infamous Conflict.

Instead of depicting the Trojan War from Homer’s “Iliad” as originally deduced, the mosaic may be of the same conflict in Aeschylus’ “Phrygians.” ...
Sioux City Journal

Trump's post-State of the Union sales job begins now

President Donald Trump delivered the State of the Union. The challenge for him now is to try to make that message stick.