A seemingly simple question opens up difficult debates about ancient Roman beauty ideals and social hierarchy, and reveals ...
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Scientists have now re-examined the 2000-year-old skeleton and its DNA with new techniques. Dr William Marsh, one of our scientists who analysed the DNA, says that it’s now more likely that the Beachy ...
By looking at mother-infant experiences together, we can observe the long-lasting impact urbanization has on the health of ...
In 2009, struggling with the significant behavioral health injuries of Soldiers and families as a result of the “Long War,” ...
The identity of a Roman-era individual found in southern England has finally been resolved after scientists at the Natural ...
In the early fourth century A.D., Rome was notorious for persecuting Christians. Yet the night before battle, Constantine ...
The Greek word for "excellence" was mistranslated into Latin as "manliness," and eventually became our word "virtue." ...
A unique archaeological site at Pompeii, Italy, reveals the secrets of peculiarly durable Roman building materials.
The Church of St. Vitale is the oldest Christian church still standing in the center of Rome and contains the first image of ...
An international team of researchers led by scientists from the Max Planck Harvard Research Center for the Ancient ...