Part of an international team of some two-dozen scholars, Atkinson helped complete an English translation of the Septuagint, a Greek translation of the ancient Jewish scriptures from around 250 B.C.

Archaeologists have uncovered new traces of ancient Greek life in the Valle dei Templi, one of Italy’s most important archaeological parks, as the University of Bologna leads its tenth excavation ...

Created 5,000 years ago, the mysterious color has been found on artworks and artifacts throughout the ancient world. But the pigment’s recipe was eventually lost to history June 12, 2025 ...

It was a most remarkable wedding. Vanessa grew up in our United Methodist congregation. Marwan was a native of Damascus and a ...

Hygiene and Religion in Ancient Greece As the saying goes “Cleanliness is next to Godliness,” but the for the ancient Greeks there were more literal religious dimensions associated with hygiene.

The researchers found that approximately 6,000 of them were of a threatened species. They also found that some were ancient—two trees at Daming Temple were found to be approximately 1,500 years old.

The pharaoh Ramesses II is one of the best known warrior rulers of ancient Egypt, famous for his military victories and great public works. He ruled Egypt for two-thirds of a century (roughly 1279 ...

Hundreds of acres in Michigan are covered in parallel rows of earth that are the remains of an ancient Native American agricultural system. The surprise find has archaeologists amazed.

While archeologists still can’t definitively point to Odysseus’ existence, additional discoveries in the form of two late Hellenistic inscriptions illustrate the mythological figure’s ...

Teacher's Notes This video gives a snapshot of Ancient Egypt and its greatest resource - the River Nile. It also helps to explore the value and importance of sources in finding out about the past.