Archaeologists working in southern Kazakhstan have documented more than 1,200 petroglyphs and a rare Old Turkic runic inscription in Burkhansai Gorge. This discovery sheds new light on ancient pastoral life, cultural traditions, and early writing in Central Asia.
The site...
A painting found in a German family home has revealed how Nazi-era imagery may have been hidden beneath a more acceptable postwar scene. The work is linked to Erich Mercker, a Munich painter who lived from 1891 to 1973....
For more than 1,000 years, the Cerne Abbas Giant has stood on a hillside in Dorset, England, surviving wars, epidemics, and centuries of social change. Now, conservationists say increasingly unpredictable weather is threatening the famous chalk figure and forcing...
Iris, the Greek goddess of the rainbow, also served as a messenger of the gods. Although now a little known member of the pantheon, Iris was a prominent figure in many ancient myths and is even a character in...
A series of red markings inside a cave in south Wales has been confirmed as the UK oldest cave art, ending decades of debate over whether the images were created by humans or formed naturally.
Researchers determined that the markings...
The frescoes preserved at Akrotiri on the Greek island of Santorini provide some of the strongest evidence for the reach and sophistication of the Minoan navy during the Bronze Age. Buried beneath volcanic ash after the eruption of Thera...
One of the most captivating remnants of the ancient world, the Boxers Fresco from the Minoan settlement of Akrotiri on Santorini stands as a testament to the artistic and cultural vitality of the Bronze Age Aegean civilization.
Discovered amidst the...
Remarkable antiquities from a radiant Greek civilization take center stage in the new exhibition, "Pylos of Nestor: A Mycenaean Kingdom Revealed," opening this Monday at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens.
Running until the end of October, the temporary exhibition...
The Intergovernmental Committee of UNESCO has issued a formal call to intensify efforts for the reunification of the Parthenon Marbles. Concluding its session on Friday (May 22, 2026), the committee’s decision marks a highly positive development for Athens’ long-standing...
There is that image many of us have in our mind of Greek sculptures—noble looking with gleaming white marble and perhaps a bit of an emptiness about the eyes. However, that might be at least slightly inaccurate.
In thinking about...
A painting by artist Konstantinos Parthenis became the most expensive Greek artwork of the 20th century, fetching €1.25 million ($1.45 million) at an auction in Paris.
Art Expertise organized the 48th Greek Sale for the renowned auction house Bonhams, presenting...
According to ancient writers and Greek mythology, the muses are the sources of inspiration for the arts and knowledge. They are the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosine and the romantic companions of Apollo's entourage.
Pablo Picasso is most commonly remembered as the architect of Cubism or the brilliant creator behind Guernica, yet his relationship with Ancient Greece and classical antiquity was one of the most foundational elements of his career.
Rather than treating Ancient...
