1+ week, 5+ day ago  (929+ words) The Valle Dei Templi, or Valley of the Temples, dominating the hills near the southern coast of Sicily has captivated visitors for centuries. This magnificent site, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site, is the greatest example of Greek presence…...

15+ hour, 30+ min ago  (447+ words) Researchers working at the ancient Greek city of Termessos (Greek: ") in modern-day Turkey have identified two Greek inscriptions that are shedding new light on the city's political identity and ritual life in antiquity. The discoveries were made during ongoing studies…...

16+ hour, 59+ min ago  (529+ words) Conservation experts and archaeologists are uncovering new details about the tomb of Emperor Otto I while carrying out an extensive restoration project at Magdeburg Cathedral. Since January 2025, the Saxony-Anhalt Cultural Foundation and the State Office for Heritage Management and Archaeology…...

20+ hour, 4+ min ago  (415+ words) A small clay figurine, broken and seemingly unremarkable, may hold one of the earliest known examples of numerical notation in the ancient world. Researchers studying a Guatemala figurine have found what appears to be an early form of Mesoamerican writing…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (967+ words) Dimitris Liantinis, the Greek professor and philosopher who chose his own death. Credit: Liantinis. org Dimitris Liantinis was a Greek philosopher and professor who believed that ancient Greeks were so preoccupied with the idea of death that it formed the…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (189+ words) If there is a song that will dominate the Greek charts this summer, it is probably "Ki Allo" (And More) by newcomer Danai, (Danai Dede) which has completely stormed social media over the past few weeks. With "Ki Allo," she…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (406+ words) Archaeologists at an ancient site in Iraq have uncovered rare cuneiform tablets, mass graves, and evidence of a large-scale siege nearly 4, 000 years old, giving researchers what they call the clearest record yet of Bronze Age urban warfare in the region....

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (543+ words) Archaeologists are excavating a prehistoric cave in northern Israel that could provide rare insights into early human life, how they adapted, and developed new technologies hundreds of thousands of years ago. The cave was discovered on the outskirts of Fureidis,…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (648+ words) Ancient footprints carved into rocks across Scandinavia may have served a much deeper purpose than simple decoration. New research suggests these unusual carvings, known as podomorphs, could have helped Bronze Age people create lasting connections with places and with each…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (443+ words) Researchers once dismissed ancient face pots and battle axes from northern Europe as purely local creations, with no broader significance. A new study published in the Danish Journal of Archaeology challenges that view. It finds that these objects from the…...