Archaeologists in Greece have uncovered the grave of an ousted noblewoman whom they are calling "The Lady with the Inverted Diadem." The seventh-century-B.C. burial is notable for the elaborate bronze ...
In ancient Athens, the agora was a public forum where citizens could gather to deliberate, disagree and decide together. It ...
A new study suggests that an ivory shoulder in ancient Greek mythology may represent the earliest prosthetic shoulder ...
This egg-and-lemon thickening trick has crossed centuries and borders because it works. It's adaptable, economical, and ...
Olive oil is the Swiss army knife of foodstuffs. It can dress salads, sauté vegetables, even grease squeaky hinges. And for ...
In an ancient Greek city on Turkey’s Aegean coast, archaeologists have uncovered a small clay pot filled with Persian gold coins buried about 2,400 years ago. The hidden stash looks like royal pay for ...
No matter how ambiguous, the ancient Greek oracle of Delphi has given some accurate advice or prophecies that shaped Ancient ...
The Olympic flame began its journey Wednesday to the Milan Cortina Winter Games — missing a little of its usual magic. Bad ...
The Olympic flame began its journey Wednesday to the Milan Cortina Winter Games — missing a little of its usual magic.
Carved on a disk about the size of a dinner plate was writing in an unknown language. The debate has raged for a century: Is ...
Plastic is a useful and versatile material, but let’s face it: it’s a massive environmental problem. Virtually every piece of ...
The ongoing excavation of an ancient Greek city in western Turkey has uncovered artifacts and archaeological remains dating as far back as the fifth century BC — including a pot filled with an ...