A new study by archaeologists at Bournemouth University has revealed that bodies recovered from a "war-cemetery," previously ...

The pilum, a vital weapon in Rome’s imperial ambitions, was a simple iron spear fixed with two bolts onto a heavy wooden post. It was remarkably effective against an attacker charging at high speed.

While inspecting the upper portion of the cave, Ariel University archaeologist Dr. Asaf Gayer noticed a Roman pilum — a long javelin-spear — in a hard-to-reach crevice. Scattered nearby were ...

“At the back of the cave, in one of the deepest part of it, inside a niche, I was able to retrieve that artifact — the Roman pilum head, which came out almost in mint condition,” said Asaf ...