Archaeologists identify Europe’s oldest modified skull in Italy’s Arene Candide Cave, revealing cranial reshaping occurred 12,000 years ago.

Have you ever wondered why Italy isn't called "Romania" despite being the birthplace of the Romans? The answer lies in the ...

Archaeologists in Italy have uncovered a Roman production district in the ancient city of Suasa, revealing ancient structures ...

The ancient Roman city of Suasa may have contained one of Italy’s first—and largest—arts districts. Archaeologists uncovered what they deem a “large production district” that spanned a main street ...

Polignano a Mare, in southern Italy, is built on top of huge limestone cliffs overlooking the Adriatic Sea. The town is more than 2,000 years old and has a history that stretches back to the 4th ...

Ancient Romans controlled the city by around 275 B.C., renaming it Paestum from the Greek “Poseidonia,” in what had before been Magna Graecia. Sign up for our redesigned Morning Update newsletter.

Italian police have taken possession of a newly discovered ancient Greek temple in southern Italy after uncovering a developer's plot to build over the 2,000-year-old ruins.

In an ancient monastery behind huge medieval battlements in a hilltop town just south of Rome, 10 monks are striving to keep alive a 1,600-year-old spiritual tradition against increasing odds. Aged ...

ROME - Italian police have recovered an ancient Greek temple dug up in southern Italy by a construction crew who had dumped or looted the prized artifacts and begun to pour cement over the ruins ...