"This is the best-documented Roman court case from Iudaea apart from the trial of Jesus," said one researcher.

“Forgery and tax fraud carried severe penalties under Roman law, including hard labor or even capital punishment,” Dolganov ...

They specifically looked for signals of migration from the Levant, Iran and ancient trading partners ... particularly involving enslaved people from East Africa. The medieval forced migration ...

A ‘unique’ collection of ‘pearl caves’ containing archaeological artefacts has been found in an ancient tunnel. The pearls ...