Swiss archaeologists recently announced the discovery of an Ancient Roman building after a pedestrian alerted authorities to ...

Archaeologists are set to spend the next two years examining 4,000 stamped bricks from the Roman city of Trier. They aim to uncover insights into ancient brick production and distribution.

In his treatise De architectura (circa 30 CE), the Roman architect and engineer ... made of either "squared red stone or of brick or lava laid in courses." The brick or volcanic rock aggregate ...

"The tenant farmer regularly ploughs up bits of red dust and broken tile ... would have been huge demand for clay bricks and tiles, especially during the Roman town's peak building era in the ...

Archaeologists also found brick flooring ... Some of the painted plaster found at the ancient Roman villa complex. Photo from Red River Archaeology Group The excavation also unearthed a ...

The remains of the ornately decorated Roman buildings contain ... colonnades, brick floors and other ornamentations, according to a statement from the Red River Archaeology Group (RRAG), the ...