The Bronze Age in ancient Greece was a pivotal era that laid the foundation for the rich tapestry of Hellenic (Greek) civilization. A period marked by technological advancements, cultural achievements, and intricate social structures, the Bronze Age witnessed the...
The wealthiest grave containing the oldest golden artifacts ever found from the 5th millennium BC was discovered in the 1970s in Bulgaria.
The incredible finding by excavator operator Raycho Marinov is one of the most important archaeological discoveries ever made...
The last two decades have seen a revolution in scientists’ ability to reconstruct the past. This has been made possible through technological advances in the way DNA is extracted from ancient bones and analysed.
By Gerlinde Bigga
These advances have revealed...
A third-century Roman emperor, once believed to be "fake", has recently been proven to have existed following the discovery of an ancient gold coin.
Sponsian, the military leader of a breakaway Roman state in Europe, had been written out of...
A group of ancient flowers was recently discovered in present-day Myanmar perfectly preserved in amber.
The study's findings indicate that certain flowering plants have remained unchanged for almost 100 million years, as suggested by the observed characteristics of the flowers.
Ancient...
The oldest wine in Europe was discovered recently in ancient Philippi of northern Greece, the Department of History and Archaeology of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki announced.
The University presented research that indicates that the production and drinking of wine...
Computerized artificial intelligence (AI) has analyzed a 2000-year-old burned parchment, and found mention of the generals and usurpers who succeeded Alexander the great, who is also spoken of in the text as "the good king who was ruling as...
Archaeologists were shocked to uncover a 700-year-old burial site in Peru containing the remains of 76 children and two adults, all with identical chest wounds. The victims, part of ancient child sacrifice rituals, included some infants with elongated skulls.
This...
In a remarkable new revelation, recent studies by the University of Cincinnati show that the Griffin Warrior was of Greek descent. The results, which the journal Science published, were part of a three-part study overseen by Harvard University, disputing...
The Minoan civilization, among the earliest and most advanced societies in the Bronze Age, excelled in art, trade, and the prominent role of women.
Women in ancient Greece were markedly disadvantaged in terms of rights, often confined to domestic and...
