A stone being used in the foundation of an old barn in the Czech Republic turned out to be a Bronze Age spearhead mold. A seemingly dull rectangular stone, used as part of a foundation for an old barn ...

Could an Egyptian pharaoh or a Chinese emperor have used a stiff drink or two to build their kingdoms? While we don't know the particulars of ancient leaders' drunken deeds, there's no question that ...

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Burned crusts on ancient pottery reveal that Stone Age people cooked fish together with berries, seeds, and other plants.

Athens-based editor Katie Silcox has narrowed down this list of 15 places everyone should visit in Greece in their lifetime, ...

How many stories are buried just beneath our feet?

Sending shockwaves through the archaeological world, Roman diver Stefano Mariottini was snorkelling about 8 meters deep when he saw a hand sticking out from the sandy bottom. Thinking he had found ...

The Minoans’ obsession with solar eclipses led to the creation of remarkable hilltop observatories and potentially the first ...

A major study shows how people in Bronze Age Europe adapted to change through shifting ancestry, burial rites and daily life practices.

Explore the enigmatic Greek Pyramids of Argolis, including the Pyramid of Hellenikon—ancient truncated structures in Greece.

The bridge is over 3,000 years old, was originally built to carry chariots, and astonishingly, it remains in use today.

One of the famous ancient Greek Riace Bronzes was found to have had its teeth designed following the mathematical value of ...