The Roman Empire had an impressive road network. A new dataset now visualizes the road map, adding over 100,000 kilometers of previously unknown routes.

Standing amidst the ruins of Troy, with its weathered stones and crumbling walls, one cannot help but feel a connection to the echoes of ancient civilizations that once thrived here. The site, ...

Helen of Troy—the face that launched a thousand ships. In search of her, where did those Greek ships land in Troy? Scientists, joined by a Greek scholar, discovered where Troy's harbor might have been ...

University of Cincinnati archaeologist Carl W. Blegen, shown with the plan of King Nestor’s palace in a 1956 photo, gained fame for helping excavate the ancient city of Troy in 1932.

Over a few short months in 1871, Heinrich Schliemann achieved a task that had eluded literature’s fiercest ensemble of warriors: he breached the supposedly impregnable walls of Troy. To do so, the ...

Roman archaeologists are using an interesting new tool to map and study one of the ancient city's little-appreciated features: Its sewers. They've deployed a remotely controlled rover called an ...

Q: My husband and I want to visit Turkey and are interested in the history and archaeology of ancient Troy and Homer's “Iliad” and “Odyssey.” Any recommendations regarding a reputable agency to book ...

When you think of archaeology, the first name that likely pops up is Indiana Jones. As for real world professionals, back in the 1930s through 1960s, the best-known American archaeologist was Carl W.