The ancient Greeks, like many civilizations, harbored a deep fascination with death and the supernatural, and their myths are full with beings that bear a striking resemblance to the vampires of later ...

linking the development of ancient metal smelting practices to long-term environmental change Ella Jeffries The discovery might illuminate the link between the blue pigment's ancient Egyptian ...

The gymnasium (i.e. gym) in ancient Greece was an important institution, as exercising and keeping one’s body fit were vital in society. Credit: Marie Lan Nguyen/Wikimedia Commons/ CC BY-SA 2.5 The ...

WASHINGTON — Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy, western philosophy — and, it turns out, lead pollution. Researchers studying sediment cores recovered from mainland ...

Police in Greece said Wednesday they were investigating how an ancient Greek statue came to be dumped in a black plastic bag near garbage cans in the northern city of Thessaloniki. The organized ...

even reflecting historical events such as the conquest of Greece by the Romans. The Aegean region gave rise to some of the earliest cultures of ancient Europe. The research team investigated when ...

Discoveries of ancient artifacts are relatively common in Greece, often unearthed during construction projects. A headless statue believed to be 2,000 years old has been found inside a black ...

Feb. 14, 2025 — Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies smell 'woody,' 'spicy' and 'sweet', finds a new study, revealing new details about mumification ...

in northwest Greece. In August, construction workers installing underground water pipelines in a town north of Athens uncovered an ancient mosaic of dancing satyrs. A monumental building with lion ...

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, workers ...

The statue has been transferred to local antiquities authorities for preservation and further examination by archaeologists. Police have launched an investigation to determine who discarded the ...

At first whiff, it sounds repulsive: sniff the essence of an ancient corpse. But researchers who indulged their curiosity in the name of science found that well-preserved Egyptian mummies actually ...