Excavations at the Ancient Greek city of Segesta in Sicily. Credit: Parco Archeologico di Segesta - Sito Istituzionale - Beni Culturali Excavations in the archaeological park of Segesta, in the ...

Ancient Greek sanctuaries were places of worship, but they also served as business centers, attracting large numbers of ...

From desert carvings to underwater ruins, these ancient structures are so advanced that experts still can’t agree on what ...

Study reveals how olive oil shaped Greek mythology, daily life, and philosophy for 7,000 years, from ancient Crete to ...

Hidden beneath the sands of Egypt's Giza Plateau, three precisely engineered shafts have been rediscovered that may unlock access to a vast underground network whispered about by ancient Greek ...

A study suggests that the first of seven key pyramids in Egypt, the Step Pyramid of Djoser, was built using a hydraulic lift. Dated to about 4,500 years ago, this would move up the introduction of ...

Farmers have relied on these irrigation ditches for generations. Now, climate change threatens to turn them into relics of the past. Albuquerque’s South Valley is surrounded by brown desert and ...

A team of archaeologists from the National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research (Inrap) has unearthed, in the ...

Large rock-face murals scattered across the desert in northern Saudi Arabia represent one of the most ambitious – and perilous – creative feats of ancient humans, with researchers arguing that the ...

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As evidence of alcohol's harms mounts, some people are testing out sobriety. Look to ancient civilizations' ways for a reset, scholars suggest.

From desert carvings to underwater ruins, these ancient structures are so advanced that experts still can’t agree on what ...