New finds around Troy, especially on Lemnos and Lesbos, hint at late 13th century BC Mycenaean activity uncomfortably close to the world of the Trojan War, tied to Dardanelles trade routes and ...

Unique ceramic figures along with a 2,500-year-old special type of water-basin have been discovered in the Ancient Greek city ...

Climate change, invasions, and economic decline contributed to the collapse of Mediterranean Bronze Age civilizations.

The monstrous creatures of Greek myth, such as the giant one-eyed Cyclops, may have been inspired by large fossils of extinct animals, which are plentiful in Greece. Scholars surmise that fossil ...

The Shroud of Turin has long been thought to be the burial cloth of Jesus Christ, but a new 3D digital analysis claims to ...

Think about walking through ruins that have witnessed empires rise and fall, where kings once ruled and civilizations ...

A new 3D digital analysis suggests the Turin Shroud was likely created by a medieval artist using a shallow sculpture method, ...

Two Late Bronze Age tombs revealed in Hala Sultan Tekke, Larnaca Two chamber tombs, dating to the Late Bronze Age (14th ...

Closed paths, unseen monuments, and more than 1,100 unknown artifacts return to light, weaving ancient Athens into a dialogue ...

Two tombs and evidence of human activity dating back to the late bronze age, 1400 BC, were discovered during excavations ...

Vintage photography can offer you very different perspectives of the past, even if you’re looking at familiar buildings and ...

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