We’ve talked about some very old wooden ships before, whether original or replicas, but this one might just be the oldest one yet. The shipwreck of an ancient vessel was used to create a replica that ...

On October 20, 1928, the shoreline of a volcanic crater lake 19 miles (30.58 km) south of Rome began to retreat. Heavy electric pumps started pulling water from the basin, lowering the surface by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We imagine the ancient world as one made of stone. Marble temples, megalithic structures, and rock-hewn tombs dominate the modern ...

For most people, pollen is just an irritating allergen. But archaeologists recently used centuries-old specks of the stuff found within the waterproofing pitch on an ancient Roman ship to uncover the ...

Researchers say location of wreck, carrying hundreds of intact storage vessels, proves Late Bronze Age mariners could journey ...

The wreckage of a Roman ship that sunk more than 2,000 years ago was discovered off the Italian coast near Rome. The cargo ship was found on a seabed off the port in Civitavecchia, which is about 50 ...

A newly uncovered ship burial on Norway’s coast reveals that elite maritime traditions existed centuries before the Vikings dominated the seas.

On the coast of Croatia, a Roman-era shipwreck has provided archaeologists with some remarkable insight into how ancient ships were constructed and maintained to be able to endure a long journey at ...