The name Iphigenia has been synonymous with ancient Greek tragedy and mythology as well as the concept of sacrifice for millennia. This fascinating woman is a truly captivating figure in ancient Greek ...

But what were the ancient Greek Dark Ages? What were their effects, what caused them, and how did they end? Terracotta container from the eighth century BC, displaying the Geometric art of the Dark ...

Massive Levantine-Egyptian stone head of a pharaoh, Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 B.C. Likely from a monumental sphinx, wearing royal 'nemes' headdress ...

Feb. 7, 2025 — Researchers have analyzed the soft tissue from a fossilized plesiosaur for the first time. The results show that the long-necked marine reptile had both smooth and scaly skin ...

This is believed to be the first ... Discovery of 'Punk' and 'Emo' Fossils Challenges Our Understanding of Ancient Molluscs Jan. 8, 2025 — Researchers have unearthed two fossils, named Punk and ...

Rare and exceptional artworks and relics from the world’s most acclaimed cultures will cross the auction block along with ...

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Thessaloniki is set to open Greece’s second crematorium following the publication of a presidential decree in the Government Gazette. The crematorium will be located in the city’s first cemetery, ...

The toxic metal later condensed as dust and settled onto the soil. Listen to Story Levels of lead contamination remained fairly low and localized in ancient Greece Researchers detected “a very strong ...

The few that could be opened were philosophical texts written in ancient Greek. But most of the scrolls were so badly damaged, they were considered illegible. More recently, researchers managed to ...