Academics at the University of Oxford have published a study claiming that the Cerne Abbas giant is in fact a depiction of ...

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Archaeologists in the ancient Greek city of Assos have discovered a 2,200-year-old Hellenistic mosaic and a 1,800-year-old ...

A 2,000-year-old marble statue was found in a garbage bag near Thessaloniki in Greece. Discovered by a resident, the headless ...

"An ancient Greek statue titled 'Grave Naiskos of an Enthroned Woman with an Attendant' depicts a woman who appears to be ...

Dan and Becky Okrent spent seven years on the Met Project, a labor of love that took them from ancient Sumer to Synchronism.

Large wine bottles simply didn't exist. Wine was sometimes put into earthenware vessels, but these were fragile and highly ...

It might be one of the most famous names on Earth, but experts say that 'Jesus' wasn't the real name of Christianity's ...

Archaeology often unveils artifacts that shed light on the mysteries of human history. Yet, some discoveries only deepen the ...

The Corfu Museum of Asian Art is a favorite among visitors and locals alike. Founded in 1928, the museum is the only in Greece to be solely dedicated to Asian art. The collection includes about ...

One of the few women in Ancient Greek academe, Hypatia of Alexandria was a renowned philosopher and mathematician — and she was killed because of it. People primarily remember Hypatia of Alexandria, ...

Young men plunged into rivers and lakes across the Balkan country, which is primarily Orthodox, to retrieve crucifixes tossed by priests in ceremonies commemorating the baptism of Jesus Christ.