An overview of Ancient Greek art, including painting, sculpture and architecture, and a look at how it changed over the years ...

Accidental archaeological discoveries are relatively common in Greece, a country renowned for its ancient heritage, and often made during building construction or public works. In December ...

Credit: Ministry of Culture Greece’s Ministry of Culture is proceeding with the restoration and maintenance of the acropolis of Pelinna, an ancient Greek city-state of Thessaly. Pelinna, located east ...

As a volcanic eruption darkened the sun roughly 4,900 years ago, a Stone Age culture sacrificed hundreds of decorated stone plaques to try to coax it back. A trove of engraved stones unearthed ...

Amid the ashes of a funeral pyre, encased in burnt mud, was a papyrus scroll—the first to be found in mainland Greece. Dating of the document and the discovery its literary nature subsequently ...

"Kurd Qaburstan is believed to be ancient Qabra, an important regional center mentioned in the records of other city-states," Earley-Spadoni says. "The presence of writing, monumental architecture ...

The art and architecture of ancient Greece and Rome has long been referenced ... £8.50 “The strong motifs and ionic order are staples of Ben Pentreath’s visual language as a classical ...

Here’s how it works. An ancient and enigmatic stone circle in the Middle East may not be a prehistoric astronomical observatory after all, according to a new study of satellite images.

But using ice cores and other ancient data points allows scientists to peer much deeper into the past, and establish that the climate today is likely warmer than it has been in 120,000 years.

The coffin of former Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis is seen before his state funeral, at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens, Greece, January 9, 2025. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis 4 of 5 ...

A mix of ancient divinities, Aphrodite was patron over love, beauty, fertility, and war. But the venerated Greek deity has a more complex rise to fame than one might think. The birth of ...

Firefighting in the Roman Empire was inspired by the innovations of the ancient Greeks, particularly those of Ctesibius. Credit: Robert Hubert, Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain Fires have been a ...