On the Nile's edge, giant columns and obelisks rise from the sand. These are the ruins of ancient Egyptian temples. Once, their halls were painted in color, with floods of the Nile giving lotus and ...

Researchers from France, China, the UK, and Greece revealed that the Petralona cranium is at least 286,000 years old, placing it firmly in the Middle Pleistocene era. A new scientific study has shed ...

Explore the iconic villages of Santorini in a 3D virtual tour. From the whitewashed buildings of Oia to the cliffs of Fira, experience the charm and beauty of one of Greece’s top travel destinations.

Assassin's Creed Assassin's Creed devs say they'll be getting around to the whole Assassins vs Templars and modern setting stuff 'at some point, in some fashion' Assassin's Creed Assassin's Creed ...

Archaeologists and divers returned to the 2,000-year-old Antikythera wreck in Greece and found dozens of artifacts, photos show. Photo from Return to Antikythera Off the coast of a Greek island sits ...

(CN) — Using 3D imaging of rocks, a research team from Hokkaido University in Japan found evidence that ancient squids once dominated the oceans. Cephalopods are model animals for long-term evolution, ...

The vibrant period of Ancient Greek civilization from 1200 BCE to 323 BCE gave us exceptional achievements that we continue to benefit from today. It was a long stretch of time that spanned from the ...

As far back as the 8th century B.C.E., the city of Corinth served as the beating heart of the Mediterranean’s commerce. Lechaion, its sea port, was at the very core of its success. A new study has ...

New research has found that ancient Greece may harbor the oldest known evidence of lead pollution. After analyzing sediment cores from Greece’s mainland and the Aegean Sea, scientists identified ...

Studies of sediment cores from the sea floor and the coastal regions surrounding the Aegean Sea show that humans contaminated the environment with lead early on in antiquity. Geoscientists conducted ...