ancient Greek archaeology

The Mycenaean Greeks had a rich and powerful civilization which thrived in the Bronze Age. However, what was the extent of their trade relations around the Mediterranean? How far did they actually go, and what groups did they trade...

The ancient amphitheater in the Ancient Greek city of Laodicea, located in the ancient Greek area of Phrygia, has been restored. The mammoth task of restoring the ancient amphitheater was undertaken by Professor Celal Simsek of the University of Pamukkale...

Two Ancient Greek Doric temples were unearthed in Paestum, southern Italy. The temples were part of the Magna Graecia (Great Greece), the thriving group of ancient Greek cities of southern Italy dating back from the 8th century BC. One of...

There is no other controversy like the one surrounding the ancient pyramid discovered in Greece. Ancient Greek history often stimulates meaningful debate - one has only to think of how many different views there are on the Hellinikon. Were the...

A young teenager recently made a new discovery at a park located in Israel. Thirteen-year-old Itamar Grossman was exploring Sussita National Park, which sits atop the remains of the ancient Hellenistic city of Hippos (“horse” in Greek). While he...

Advanced technology has been used to discover fascinating history deep beneath the streets of Naples, Italy. The findings reveal the remains of the Greeks who originally settled the area and the catacombs of Christians who lived there during the...

The Ancient Greek settlement area of Tenea was discovered for the first time during recent excavations, the Greek Ministry of Culture reported on Friday. Tenea was an ancient Greek town near Corinth, approximately 80 kilometers southwest of Athens. Archaeologists discovered...

Researchers have discovered that cave paintings were used by Ice Age hunter-gatherers as a means of documenting important information about their surroundings. Animal reproduction cycles and other information about wild animals were recorded using symbolic marks, which date back to...

The ancient Greek city of Magnesia in Asia Minor, now part of Turkey's Aydin province, was home to a spectacular stadium, temples, and other monuments; it has now exposed another of its ancient treasures—the gate to a temple dedicated...

Archaeologists working under the auspices of Greece's Ministry of Culture and Sports announced a spectacular discovery in January, which proved to be only one of many such fantastic ancient Greek archaeological discoveries in 2021. Amphorae from Kasos shipwrecks What they instantly...