Studies of sediment cores from the sea floor and the coastal regions surrounding the Aegean Sea show that humans contaminated the environment with lead early on in antiquity. Geoscientists conducted ...

In the complex and often violent political arena of ancient Greece, ideals of civic engagement and self-determination mingled ...

Ancient lead pollution in the Aegean Sea may have started 5,200 years ago — 1,200 years earlier than previously thought.

The expansion of the Roman empire to Greece 2,100 years ago coincided with a rise in lead pollution as a by-product of an ...

Researchers have found the oldest known evidence of lead pollution dating to around 5,200 years ago in ancient Greece.

When you think of a vending machine, things like snacks, sodas, or even pharmaceutical supplies may come to mind. But you ...

Inspired by ancient Greek temples, the exhibition incorporates the classic Doric and Ionic columns into its design. It is ...

The styles of ancient Greek pottery and the strange effigies of the Olympic god Hermes which were used in ways few moderns ...

But Trump’s coin is nothing new. In a pre-social media world, coins were the ultimate propaganda tool. Rulers used them to ...

A helmet up for auction in London is a well-preserved example of the "Corinthian" helmets used by many hoplite warriors.

A viral conspiracy claims that an ancient Greek statue supposedly depicting a woman "using a laptop" is "proof" of time ...