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

The ancient Greeks wore a variety of hats to protect them from the elements and to act as aesthetic embellishments ...

One artifact was popular among Greek aristocrats, suggesting the burial site belonged to someone with high social status, officials said.

Photo from Greece’s Ministry of Culture and Sports The tomb also began being used as a ritual site during the ancient Roman era, archaeologists said. Excavations found pottery from this period ...

The trove includes small Hellenistic vessels, pottery fragments ... and Classical Antiquities of the Greek Ministry of Culture. It also uncovered other ancient ruins beyond the funerary structure ...

Excavations in Elazığ, Turkey, reveal 6,000-year-old hearths and artifacts, offering new insight into ancient civilizations.

Experts identified the jug as an amphora — a piece of pottery sometimes used ... a large city in ancient Greece. Soldiers found a second artifact at the site, identified as an oinochoe vessel ...