Ancient DNA is telling us more and more about humans and environments long past. Could it also help rescue the future?

Fruit baskets -with fruit still inside- that are more than 2,200 years old were found in Heracleion, the ancient underwater city of Egypt.

Experience the magic of Greece: immerse yourself in its rich history, breathtaking landscapes and vibrant culture. A top ...

Massive Levantine-Egyptian stone head of a pharaoh, Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 B.C. Likely from a monumental sphinx, wearing royal 'nemes' headdress ...

Parts of two double-handled jugs were found in the waters near Tel Achziv in 2016. Scholars recently deciphered the etched ...

An overview of Ancient Greek art, including painting, sculpture and architecture, and a look at how it changed over the years.

The Worcester Art Museum announced it would hire a provenance researcher after the Manhattan district attorney’s office seized an ancient bronze bust from the museum in 2023 as part of a broader ...

WASHINGTON — Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy, western philosophy — and, it turns out, lead pollution. Researchers studying sediment cores recovered from mainland ...

Researchers studying sediment cores recovered from mainland Greece and the Aegean Sea have found the oldest known evidence of lead pollution in the environment dating to around 5,200 years ago.

even reflecting historical events such as the conquest of Greece by the Romans. The Aegean region gave rise to some of the earliest cultures of ancient Europe. The research team investigated when ...

Access to a remarkable collection of ancient language resources in the UCL and SOAS Libraries, as well as to the special collections in the British Library and British Museum. UCL Hebrew & Jewish ...

Thieves have stolen four ancient artifacts, including an approximately 2,500-year-old gold helmet, after using explosives to break into a museum in the Netherlands.The daring heist took place at ...