Author and historian Patrick Garner examines the different periods and styles of ancient Greek pottery and delves into the strange effigies of the Olympic god Hermes which were used in ways few ...

Ancient Greeks had a reciprocal relationship with animals. This photo depicts a banquet between Heracles and Eurytus with their dogs. Credit: Jastrow Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.5 Animals played a ...

New discoveries by a UCF researcher and her team at the ancient Mesopotamian site of Kurd ... and household refuse were uncovered. Excavated pottery included everyday items such as cups, plates ...

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These pottery sherds and other materials were largely discovered during excavation campaigns conducted at the archaeological site of Oxyrhynchus (modern-day El-Bahnasa: the Greek name “Oxyrhynchus” is ...

These pottery sherds and other materials were largely discovered during excavation campaigns conducted at the archaeological site of Oxyrhynchus (modern-day El-Bahnasa: the Greek name "Oxyrhynchus" is ...

It requires engaging with one another and arguing with each other, and admitting mistakes. Callard offers a roadmap for using the ancient Greek philosopher for approaching knotty discussion on topics ...

According to Byzantine sources, it belonged to a unit called Trichora by Greek writers, meaning 'the Land of Three', and embracing Gadara, Capitolias and Abila," Mlynarczyk explained. Except for the ...

Travelling by sail allows the sleek boat’s 14 guests to disembark at seldom-visited ancient sites like Iasos — a Bronze Age, Greek then Roman settlement where olive trees throw dappled light ...

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The Greek key design, also known as the meander, was used prolifically by the Ancient Greeks to adorn pottery, tiles, sculptures and buildings. The geometric motif was named after the winding ...

A mix of ancient divinities, Aphrodite was patron over love, beauty, fertility, and war. But the venerated Greek deity has a more complex rise to fame than one might think. The birth of ...