archaeology

The world's largest, exclusively solar-powered boat, the Swiss-flagged MS "Tûranor PlanetSolar", sailed into Corinth, Greece, on Thursday. The 31-metre-long catamaran will stay docked in Corinth for three days before continuing its journey to the Ermioni area to take part...

British children interested in history will have the chance to be archaeologists for one day at the Festival of Archaeology which is held from July 12 to 27. The 2014 Festival fronted by historian Dan Snow, includes more than 1,000 events taking place across...

The concept of love during the ancient Greek times isn’t that different from nowadays. The only change is the way people used to express their feelings. A lovestruck person today may use graffiti to express passion for his beloved,...

The exhibition "Nautilius: Navigating Greece" has opened at the Musée des Beaux Arts (Βozar) in Brussels, Belgium. On display until the end of April, the exhibition examines the "intimate relationship between the Greeks and the Mediterranean Sea trough the ages." By...

It stands for its size, quality and the luxury of its construction. The ancient theatre of Sparta, built around 30-20 B.C., is located north of the contemporary city of Sparta, and remains a distinguished monument to this day, despite...

Fossilized bones belonging to 23 different prehistoric species were discovered in Kriopigi, Chalkidiki, during the summer excavations conducted by a team of professors and students from the University of Graz, Austria. Headed by the Greek professor Evangelia Tsoukala from the...

Bulgarian archaeologists have unearthed an Ancient Greek vase featuring an erotic scene during excavations in the Black Sea town of Sozopol. The vase was found on Sunday during digs which first started in October 2011, and target the fortress wall...