If not for the work of two scholars, Alice Kober and Michael Ventris, the ancient Greek script Linear B would likely still be a mystery.

How has the pronunciation of Greek, one of the world's oldest languages still spoken today, changed over time?

2. Egyptian Hieroglyphs - 3200 BCE One of the most well-known and oldest writing systems, Egyptian hieroglyphs were largely referred to as “holy writing” in the Greek language due to their reverence.

New research has uncovered the earliest traces of lead contamination caused by human activities, linking the development of ancient metal ... may harbor the oldest known evidence of lead pollution.

Ancient Greek vase painting is fascinating, fun, and with few tricks, easy to enjoy. The unique paintings on ancient Greek pottery are like letters from the past. They allow us to learn from the past ...

Dating of the document and the discovery its literary nature subsequently led UNESCO to declare it Europe’s oldest book ... the hero poet and musician of Greek mythology. Richard Janko, a ...

Ancient-DNA analyses identify a Caucasus Lower Volga people as the ancient originators of Proto-Indo-European, the precursor ...

In the midst of the pagan worldview of the Greek culture (with mythical stories and philosophers who pointed toward man instead of to God), God turned their influence into His own. He used their ...

A 69-million-year-old skull found in Antarctica has been identified as a relative of geese and ducks, making it the oldest known modern bird. It belongs to a species that was first identified two ...

Researchers studying sediment cores recovered from mainland Greece and the Aegean Sea have found the oldest known evidence of ... and the Hellenistic period saw Greek cultural influence peak ...