Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Today, AD joins architect Nick Potts in London to uncover the city’s ancient Roman origins. Before London, there was Londinium, ...

LONDON — A remarkable archaeological endeavor in the heart of the British capital has brought to light one of the most extensive collections of painted Roman wall plaster ever unearthed in the city.

The plan was to demolish the old office building at 85 Gracechurch Street in the heart of London’s financial district and construct a new 32-story tower in its place. But as demolition began, ...

It’s being called the world’s “most difficult jigsaw puzzle,” but the picture it reveals marks a thrilling new discovery for researchers at the the Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA). This morning, ...

With one of the largest and most significant empires in history, the Romans ruled territories across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East for more than a thousand years. Their legacy lives on ...

Archaeologists are piecing together vivid 1,800-year-old frescoes from “thousands upon thousands upon thousands” of plaster fragments, with no picture on the box to guide them. Fragments of painted ...

Construction in south London uncovered a 2,000-year-old Roman road under the modern street and confirmed long-standing archaeology theories. Google Street View July ...

A wealth of Roman era artefacts and some of the best curries in Britain make Leicester a compelling city break ...

Archaeologists excavating the site of a planned 32-story skyscraper in London uncovered the ruins of a nearly 2,000-year-old Roman basilica. The ancient basilica, constructed between 78 and 84 A.D., ...