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It was a wonderful find as it was, a cache of 1,700-year-old speckled chicken eggs discovered in a Roman pit during a dig in Buckinghamshire. But to the astonishment of archaeologists and naturalists, a scan has revealed that one of the eggs recovered intact still has liquid – thought to be a mix of yolk …

The final two segments of WWE Survivor Series 2020 were drastic opposites, with a main-event match that spoke to a potential bright future for the promotion followed by a closing ceremony to say goodbye to an all-time great. In Sunday night’s in-ring main event, universal champion Roman Reigns and WWE champion Drew McIntyre met in …

This is a depiction of Emperor Nero, who began the persecution that led St. Peter to martyrdom. This is Trajan, the emperor-soldier who is known for having expanded the empire’s borders. This is Marcus Aurelius, the philosopher. Canadian artist Daniel Voshart has applied the latest technology to statues of emperors to reconstruct their faces. He …

Image copyright Crown Copyright Image caption The heatwave of 2018 uncovered hundreds of new sites – many Roman – including new details of this fort at Trawscoed, Ceredigion Roman forts, roads, military camps and villas have been identified by a new analysis of aerial photographs taken in the 2018 heatwave across Wales. Scorched crop marks …

Image copyright Comune di Negrar di Valpolicella Image caption Local officials said scholars first found evidence of a villa at the site more than a century ago A Roman mosaic floor has been discovered under a vineyard in northern Italy after decades of searching. Surveyors in the commune of Negrar di Valpolicella north of Verona …