Explore the captivating journey of ancient Greek astronomy in which mythological tales and mathematical precision mix together.
When it comes to chronicling the past, it seems there are basically two ways discoveries are made: either they’re the result ...
The placement of ancient Greek temples was no accident. Geodetic triangulation theory suggests that their locations formed intentional geometric patterns, such as equilateral and isosceles triangles.
Nostalgia has become a defining trait for Millennials and Gen Z-ers. However, this concept has roots beyond the present to ancient Greece.
Researchers have found the oldest known evidence of lead pollution dating to around 5,200 years ago in ancient Greece.
Discoveries of ancient artifacts are relatively common in Greece, often unearthed during construction projects. A headless statue believed to be 2,000 years old has been found inside a black ...
The discovery of ancient artifacts in surprising places is not uncommon in a country as rich in history and archaeology as Greece. Relics are often unearthed during construction projects ...
suggesting a link between Egyptian astronomy and the afterlife, where the ancient Egyptians were believed to become one with the stars. The contributions of Egyptian and Mesopotamian astronomers laid ...
An ancient Greek statue of a woman seemingly using a laptop has sparked online theories about time travel. Titled “Grave Naiskos of an Enthroned Woman with an Attendant,” the 37-inch marble sculpture, ...
As a volcanic eruption darkened the sun roughly 4,900 years ago, a Stone Age culture sacrificed hundreds of decorated stone plaques to try to coax it back. A trove of engraved stones unearthed ...
Amid the ashes of a funeral pyre, encased in burnt mud, was a papyrus scroll—the first to be found in mainland Greece. Dating of the document and the discovery its literary nature subsequently ...
Babies were weaned earlier in cities in the Roman Empire than in smaller and more rural communities, according to a study of ancient teeth ... from Thessaloniki, Greece, and Pompeii, Italy ...