A few inches below the forest floor in the eastern Taunus hills lies a stretch of the Roman frontier that has barely been examined. The Kapersburg fort, near Rosbach vor der Höhe in Hesse, is one of the best preserved on the German limes, the chain of Roman border defences. Research has long concentrated on […]

In late 2021, the Israel Antiquities Authority discovered the remains of two shipwrecks off the Mediterranean coast, laden with sunken treasures—including hundreds of silver and bronze coins—as well as Roman and medieval artifacts. Israel has showcased archaeological finds recovered during underwater expeditions in the Mediterranean, including a 1,700-year-old gold ring engraved with the figure of […]