#ANCIENT ROME

Included among the human remains was a bronze Roman coin bearing the image of the empress Crispina, wife of Emperor Commodus, made famous by the film Gladiator. Photo via Powiat Inowrocławski Facebook page

Corpses, not crops! 2,000-year-old warriors’ burial site found in potato field

Polish archeologists have unearthed a 2,000-year-old burial ground in a field where potatoes were being grown just a week ago.

Photo: science.com

Sip, sip, hooray! World’s oldest wine found in Roman tomb in Spain

A vessel containing the oldest wine ever found, dating back 2,000 years, has been unearthed in a Roman tomb in Carmona, southern Spain.

Photo: M. Osypińska

Polish archaeologists unearth ancient monkey cemetery in Egypt

A Polish archaeological team has found the remains of 200 monkeys, cats, and dogs buried by the Romans at a site in Egypt.