About 2,000 years ago, the powerful Roman Empire established a boundary at the northern edge of its territory: the Lower ...

Rare Roman 'highway' and canal unearthed in the Netherlands were used by the army to transport soldiers, food and building materials 2,000 years ago.

The waterway, known as the Marius Canal, was built around 2,100 years ago within the Rhône River delta. It was the first major Roman water hydraulic feature in what was then Gaul, preceding dams ...

Long-lost Roman canal built by Julius Caesar's uncle may be found. Taylor Mitchell Brown. Wed, March 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM UTC. 5 min read.

Findings from the site include 69 fragments of Roman pottery and wooden stakes dated between the 1st and 4th centuries CE. Over the centuries, the exact location of the Marius Canal had been lost ...

For centuries, the canals of Sierra Nevada in southern Spain have been much more than simple irrigation ditches. These structures, whose origin dates back to the Roman Empire and which reached their ...

Another view of a Roman irrigation ditch in Sierra Nevada. Credit: University of Granada What’s surprising is that even in the zone from 50 to 200 meters, NDVI values remained high, suggesting that ...

Dutch archaeologists said on Wednesday they have unearthed a Roman canal and road near ancient military camps that were this week listed on UNESCO's list of World Heritage sites.

The Tell Abu Sefeh site is located in North Sinai, near the Egyptian city of Ismailia and the Suez Canal. Described as one of Egypt’s “important strategic locations,” Tell Abu Sefeh emerged ...

The waterway, known as the Marius Canal, was built around 2,100 years ago within the Rhône River delta. It was the first major Roman water hydraulic feature in what was then Gaul, preceding dams ...