Ancient Greeks were ahead of the curve in a lot of ways—including, it seems, issues of accessibility. A new archaeological study has found that stone ramps on some ancient buildings were likely built ...

In 1900 diver Elias Stadiatis, clad in a copper and brass helmet and a heavy canvas suit, emerged from the sea shaking in fear and mumbling about a “heap of dead naked people.” He was among a group of ...

Imagine finding the location of a historic battle hiding in plain sight. Sounds like a movie, right? Well, in this case, it would be a spy movie—because an international team of archaeologists claims ...

Pieces once traded during the Greek and Roman eras or salvaged from Spanish shipwrecks continue to be popular with artisans ...

Andrew Curry is a science journalist in Berlin. On a clear day, the view from the ruins of Göbekli Tepe stretches across southern Turkey all the way to the Syrian border some 50 kilometres away. At 11 ...