On an Egyptian desert rock ridge west of Alexandria and between the Mediterranean sea and Lake Mariout is Kom el-Nugus, an ...

Crete, the largest of the Greek islands, is famous for its rich history and cultural heritage. Out of its many traditions, ...

Ancient Greece has traditionally been periodized into five eras: the Bronze Age, Iron Age, Archaic Age, Classical Age, and ...

Planning a family trip to Greece? Of course, Athens will be on your itinerary. Here are the best things to do in Athens with ...

They were revered as demigods and thus, hold a divininity that has been immortalized through the millennia in ancient Greek art, mythology and writings ... mosaics and beautifully engraved pottery ...

The figures appear to represent a married couple. Experts think the woman, who is holding laurel leaves, may have been a priestess Cool Finds The graveyard of Liternum, near Naples, was in use ...

In the 900 years between those notable moments, Ancient Greek culture shaped contemporary poetry, democracy, philosophy, art, theater, and language. Take Greek mythology, for example: those ...

Lynn Ray pointed to a dark rock propped against a lamp on one of the shelves that displays dozens of Chinese and Japanese art pieces and artifacts in his home. The rock would likely go unnoticed ...

They found more than 30 inscriptions in Greek and Demotic on shards of pottery, known as ostraca, that detailed taxes and commercial exchanges. From the 7th century C.E. to the 14th century C.E ...

The layer with Egyptian and Greek pottery fragments described in the latest study is among several layers that date from after 732 B.C., when records indicate Megiddo was conquered by the Neo ...

A man makes tri-colored glazed pottery wares of the Tang Dynasty (618-907) in Jincun village, Baimasi township, Chanhe district, Luoyang city, central China's Henan ...

and pottery dating from between the 4th century B.C.E. and the late Roman era. At that time, the Greek ministry hailed the find as “proof of the existence of the ancient city.” This recent ...