This Greek cup, dating from around 510 B.C., depicts an Amazon warrior on a horse. Scholars suggest wording on the vase names the woman Worthy of Armor in ancient Circassian.

Ancient Agora is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., depending on the season, excluding select Greek public holidays. Check out the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports' ODYSSEUS website to learn more.

Birds were prominent figures in ancient Rome. Certain owls and eagles were considered powerful divinatory omens, while smaller avian species like thrushes were popular as both pets and meals.

The sport traces its roots to ancient Greece, where men performed physical exercises in spaces known, fittingly enough, as gymnasiums. The name of the sport itself is derived from the Greek word ...

A Syrian contractor made a historic discovery when clearing the rubble of a destroyed home, stumbling upon remains of an underground Byzantine tomb complex. Believed to be more than 1,500 years ...

Jerusalem Post / Archaeology Archaeologists reveal mythological scene on ancient sarcophagus found in Caesarea The sarcophagus was discovered outside the known walls of Caesarea, indicating that ...

Get Healthy. Ancient grains like amaranth, farro, rye and millet are having a moment as more people realize that they taste great and offer some health benefits.

Calculation principles found in a papyrus scroll, and an author shares his love of lichens in this week’s pick from the Nature archive. Snippets from Nature’s past.

iOS 26 introduces a drastic redesign, and one that's being compared to ancient Android skins in a way that I can't unsee.

Researchers surveying Michigan’s Sixty Islands archaeological site have found ancient evidence of farming by the Indigenous Menominee people in the form of ridges in the earth. The farming ...