Why it stands out: A coastal city where Roman ruins sit right by the sea, making history feel less like a part of daily life. Tarragona is one of the most important Roman cities in Spain. Here ...

Roman salting plants processed fish so thoroughly that researchers struggle to identify the species once used in ancient ...

Five years ago, a family in Carmona, Spain, stumbled across a 2,000-year-old sunken Roman tomb in their backyard. The tomb — untouched by looters over the millennia — has yielded a number of ...

In 1983, ancient artworks were discovered on a farm in Carranque, Spain. Excavations revealed the unique history behind the site, and how the Romans portrayed their divinities.

The tale of Cortijo Lobato and its Roman enigma continues. The fortress, with its intimidating defensive design and signs of violent death, tests the expectations of the Copper Age as a pacific age.

Spanish officials have unveiled the "Treasure of Tomares" exhibit, a collection of 50,000 Ancient Roman coins. The collection is on display at Spain's National Archaeological Museum.

DNA from a Roman salting site in Spain reveals sardines were the key fish used in garum, the famous sauce rooted in Greek and ...

A study of animal remains from an ancient trash pit in Mallorca suggests thrushes were once a staple of Roman street food culture.

Archaeologists have unearthed several Roman buildings and the ruins of a forum in Spain which likely helped integrate local communities into the ancient empire.. A team of students, volunteers and ...

Archaeologists excavating a medieval monastery in Spain unearthed a unique 1,900-year-old Roman altar dedicated to a Basque deity, photos show. Photo from Juantxo Agirre via Aranzadi Science ...

A cache of Roman-era lead ingots has been unearthed by workers laying a gas pipeline in northern Cordoba, Spain, shedding new light on the empire’s trade in the toxic metal that some say may be ...