Cleanliness in ancient societies was never just about comfort. It signaled status, health, and the everyday discipline of life in dusty cities and river valleys. Without modern plumbing or packaged ...

Archaeologists uncovered an ancient bath complex below the streets of a German city dating back to the Roman Empire. The discovery came during the construction of a new fountain in Neumarkt, located ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a lavish private bath complex in Pompeii, highlighting the wealth and grandeur of the ancient Roman city before it was destroyed by Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, the site said ...

“Before beauty. Before skincare. Before the idea of wellness even existed, there was water,” explains Sharmadaen Reid, founder of fine fragrance bath care brand, 39BC. “Humans have always bathed. In ...

An extraordinary piece of art, hidden by water and mud for centuries in ancient baths in Tuscany, has been revealed. The ongoing archaeological study has been continually surprising in terms of both ...

A 1,600-year-old Jewish bath, also known as a mikveh, was recently uncovered in Italy – and the find is the oldest of its kind in Europe. On March 10, Italian officials announced the discovery, which ...

Along a river in southern France sits a once-elaborate complex. The structure crumbled under century after century of abandonment and neglect, becoming a shadow of its former self. Archaeologists were ...

Archaeologists in Yenne found the ruins of an ancient thermal bath complex with heated rooms and a waterfall-fed swimming pool, photos show. Photo from Guillaume Martin via Inrap Along a river in ...