Researchers have reexamined a 2,500-year-old carved sheep bone discovered at an ancient Greek settlement on Berezan Island, off the coast of present-day Ukraine. They suggest the unusual ritual object may have been used in ancient religious rituals honoring Achilles,...
In the heart of Corfu’s Old Town, a vast green square tells a story of military strategy, European influence and changing urban life. Spianada, widely described as the largest square in the Balkans, began as an open space designed...
Archaeologists have uncovered an unusual 1,900-year-old tomb inside a theater in the ancient Greek city of Apollonia ad Rhyndacum (Greek: Ἀπολλωνία ἐπὶ Ῥυνδακῷ) in northwestern Turkey. The discovery has puzzled researchers because the city already had a separate burial...
Fables occupied an important position in the literary, intellectual, and social life of Classical Greece. They communicated practical wisdom, criticized human behavior, explored social issues and offered moral lessons that even a child could understand, especially fables written by...
Music teachers earned more than other educators in the ancient Greek city of Teos (Greek: Τέως), in present-day Turkey, some 2,200 years ago, according to inscriptions shedding light on how education was organized and valued in the city.
The records...
Archaeologists have discovered part of a nearly 16-foot-long Roman inscription reused in a wall at ancient Roman baths in southeastern Spain. The stone bears unusually large letters and may date to the reign of Emperor Augustus. Researchers believe it...
Archaeologists have uncovered an ancient building with painted interior walls and frescoes near Benghazi in eastern Libya. The structure may have once stood two stories high, but researchers have yet to establish its age or original purpose.
The discovery took...
New research has found that William Shakespeare collaborated with Christopher Marlowe on Edward III, a historical play published anonymously in 1596. The findings suggest Shakespeare was the main author, while Marlowe contributed several sections. The discovery challenges the long-held...
Free admission on October 28 will give visitors to Greece an opportunity to explore archaeological sites and museums during the national holiday, with the Acropolis Museum in Athens also listing the date among its annual free-entry days.
The Hellenic Organization...
A small bronze figurine preserved at the Hierapolis Archaeology Museum in southwestern Turkey is shedding new light on how Egyptian religious beliefs changed as they spread through the Greek and Roman worlds nearly 2,000 years ago.
The figure depicts Harpocrates,...
Archaeologists have dated a nearly 180-foot-long stone tomb with unusual "antennae" in Western Sahara to more than 4,000 years ago. The ancient burial monument contains the remains of a young adult buried with four ostrich eggshell beads. The discovery...
A short video that has circulated online for years shows a group of Yawalapiti men, members of an Indigenous people living in Brazil’s Amazon region, listening to a recording of Maria Callas, the Greek-American soprano who transformed opera in...
Archaeologists in China have reconstructed three buildings near a 5,000-year-old burial site and royal tombs, offering new clues about how the ancient Liangzhu civilization honored its rulers. Researchers believe the largest structure may have served as a ceremonial hall...
