Researchers led by the University of Glasgow in Scotland have identified a Late Upper Paleolithic site in the far north of ...

These striking open-world games mix historical settings with many fantastical elements, blurring the line between fantasy and ...

In ancient Greece where generals and statesmen relied on spying to reveal the intentions and capabilities of their ...

Was the Garden of Eden based on a real place? And if so, where exactly might it have been? These questions have puzzled ...

Greek authorities have arrested six individuals on Crete for attempting to sell dozens of ancient artefacts in an alleged smuggling operation. The arrests followed a sting operation during which the ...

Lead Contamination in Ancient Greece Points to Societal Change Jan. 30, 2025 — Studies of sediment cores from the sea floor and the coastal regions surrounding the Aegean Sea show that humans ...

From Vikings to Beethoven: what your DNA says about your ancient relatives Phoenician city-states shared languages — recorded with an alphabet that was a precursor to Greek and Latin letters ...

researchers have been able to map when mass migration occurred and how that impacted the languages that inevitably developed with it. We know that the Roma people picked up Persian loanwords in their ...

The UK’s primary language is of course English, and has been for many hundreds of years. The tongue has evolved as many different peoples, such as the Romans, Angles, Vikings and Normans, made ...

During a visit to Palmyra, reporters found traces of the many forces that had fought over the city and ancient monuments ... Its blend of Greek, Roman and Persian architecture remained influential ...

Archaeologist and art historian Dr. Lucia Cerullo shares her journey from Elamite epigraphy to Persian-period temples in the Southern ... which she sees as essential in fully understanding ancient ...

Visible along the basilica’s ambulatory and through a glass panel in the Greek Orthodox chapel, the rock could be touched beneath an altar marking the crucifixion site. As the quarry was abandoned, ...