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 ...

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

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

The Battle of Salamis was one of the decisive battles of world history, in which the small city-states of ancient Greece ...

The Ministry of Culture is progressing with a restoration initiative at Ancient Olympia to enhance Roman-era structures, ...

For history lovers, its ancient ruins and museums lined with artifacts should entice—but if your idea of a getaway is one ...

A marble statue of a woman believed to be more than 2,000 years old was found abandoned in a garbage bag near the Greek city ...

New research revealed surprising insights into the prehistoric Greek diet, challenging assumptions about their reliance on ...

Santorini, in the Cyclades group, is known for its stunning beauty. What shaped Santorini’s crescent shores is ...

As technology accelerates progress, a paradox emerges: digital nomadism is unraveling humanity back to its hunter-gatherer ...

The ancient universities of India were intellectual powerhouses that attracted scholars from distant lands interested in studying mathematics and astronomy as well as philosophy and medicine.

A mix of ancient divinities, Aphrodite was patron over love, beauty, fertility, and war. But the venerated Greek deity has a ...