A 4th-century BC funerary monument has returned to its original location in Elliniko after 60 years. Meticulously relocated ...

Homo floresiensis, a metre-tall ancient hominin, lived on the South Pacific island of Flores and hunted dwarf elephants until ...

They cannot say the words “in the original Greek” without groaning, apologizing, adding layers of irony to the phrase. They seem so ashamed of some of the very knowledge that qualifies them to wear ...

Sports tourism in ancient Greece was widespread, especially to the athletic events of the games at Olympia, Delphi, Isthmia ...

Dec. 12, 2024 — Neanderthal genes make up 1-2% of the genomes of non-Africans. Scientists analyzed the lengths of regions of Neanderthal DNA in 58 ancient Eurasian genomes of early modern humans ...

An ancient Greek relief sculpture featuring an ear may seem strange to some, but it was made with the hopes that someone ...

Taking time off in the summer was important in ancient Greek and Roman times. But some found it hard to detach from work and ...

Unlike his famous grandfather, Pyrrhus II focused on internal stability and the defence of Epirus rather than pursuing ...

On Old Age, the Roman politician, orator, and philosopher Cicero advocates for the dignity and value of growing old. But his ...

COVID wasn't the only time humanity faced a disease crisis. These seven ancient plagues changed the course of history as we ...

At least eight people - including a child - have drowned after a speedboat carrying migrants capsized in the Aegean Sea during a chase with a Greek patrol vessel. The coastguard said the boat's ...

But George Osborne said "a lot of progress" had been made in talks to lend the antiquities to Greece. The sculptures offer a unique insight in to the culture of the ancient Greeks, so how did they ...