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An international team, including astronomers from Keele University, has performed a unique cosmic test to measure the mass of ...
This map shows the spatial distribution of city-states in Greece, indexed for whether silver coins were ever minted. Also shown is the spatial distribution of located battles. Credit: J. Adamson To ...
An archaeological dig on the island of Paros, renowned for its marble, has discovered an ancient Greek sculpture workshop.
What did the melodies that accompanied rituals, theaters, or banquets in ancient Greece and Rome more than two thousand years ago actually sound like? A mathematical analysis of all the compositions ...
A Germany university revealed the discovery of an ancient Greek lecture hall in Agrigento, Italy — highlighting important parallels between ancient and modern education.
The film takes us on a journey through humanity’s evolving view of our home planet—from ancient beliefs that the Earth was flat and supported by gigantic elephants and turtles, to the ...
Take Greek mythology, for example: those stories are timeless because we constantly refer to myths and stories of Ancient Greece to make sense of contemporary events.
In ancient Greece and Rome, statues not only looked beautiful—they smelled good, too. That’s the conclusion of a new study published this month in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology. Cecilie ...
DELOS, GREECE—Many museums around the world are filled with marble statues from ancient Greece and Rome. Some viewers recognize that these works of art were not originally displayed in their ...
Archaeologists digging near the ancient city of Tenea in Greece have unearthed a monumental tomb complex housing precious artifacts.