Archaeologists identified the stone as a 1,900-year-old Roman altar honoring an unexpected deity, the society said. A photo shows the worn gray artifact. What are we learning about the past?

A recent archaeological excavation in Switzerland took a somber turn when historians discovered a collection of infant ...

There are several examples of altars to Roman gods and goddesses which have been recovered along the length of the Antonine Wall. Many have been dedicated to Victory, the Roman goddess of victory ...

One of only three altars to survive from Roman Manchester and the first inscription to be found since the 19th century.The Roman altar was set up by a man called Aelius Victor in honour of the ...

Seven archaeological sites in the waters of the Grado lagoon (in the Italian province of Gorizia, bordering Slovenia), including shipwreck remains, a Roman-era funerary altar, and submerged monumental ...

In August 2022, a multidisciplinary team coordinated by the Aranzadi Science Society, in collaboration with various universities, discovered a Roman-era votive altar in Larunbe, Navarra. This altar, ...

An intricately decorated altar that may have been used for child sacrifices has been found in the ruins of Tikal, an ancient Maya city located in present-day Guatemala. Researchers say it ...

Archaeologists excavating a medieval monastery in Spain unearthed a unique 1,900-year-old Roman altar dedicated to a Basque deity, photos show. Photo from Juantxo Agirre via Aranzadi Science ...