Ancient Greeks developed sophisticated units of measurement ranging from measuring length, distance, volume, and weight of ...

Six individuals were arrested on Crete for allegedly running an antiquities smuggling ring. The group attempted to sell a ...

To study this history, population geneticist Harald Ringbauer at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in ...

British author J. R. R. Tolkien's tale of the fall of Númenor was inspired by the ancient Greek myth of Atlantis.

Many of our practices and behaviours go back four thousand years. For example, the Danish archaeologists found evidence that Failakawis dove for pearls 4000 years ago, but the elementary history books ...

We find surprisingly little direct genetic contribution from levantine phoenicians to western and central mediterranean punic ...

During a visit to Palmyra, reporters found traces of the many forces that had fought over the city and ancient monuments ...

Summer courses are set to take students back in time to explore ancient civilizations and mythologies that continue to shape ...

An exploration of some of the oldest temples in the world, shedding light on the lives of ancient civilizations and their ...

If you tend to feel lethargic or anxious by midday, rolling on some lavender oil can help you reset and feel energized in ...

Archaeologists in Mexico have discovered ancient Mayan pottery in a cave system a little more than 10 miles away from downtown Playa de Carmen.

For decades, a scattering of ruins in southeastern Europe was dismissed as little more than an unremarkable military outpost, ...