After discovering the ancient artwork in a suburb of Thessaloniki, Greece, the man surrendered it to the police. Authorities are analyzing the statue and investigating why it was abandoned ...

On the evening of Jan. 18, a 32-year-old Greek man went to the police with an unusual object that he said he had found in a ...

One of the few women in Ancient Greek academe, Hypatia of Alexandria was a renowned philosopher and mathematician — and she was killed because of it. People primarily remember Hypatia of Alexandria, ...

Beauty was extremely important in ancient Greece and not just for women but for men, as well. As admirers of beauty, ancient Greeks placed great emphasis on healthy skin, and, naturally, they ...

Mr. Simitis imposed financial measures to prepare for Greece’s entry into the eurozone and laid the groundwork for the Olympic Games’ return to Athens. By Alan Cowell Costas Simitis, a former ...

A huge fire that erupted at a clothing market in Ghana’s capital Accra has destroyed hundreds of livelihoods and businesses. The fire at Kantamanto Market – one of the world’s largest ...

This might sound familiar, too. It seems very little has changed from the days of the ancient Greek and Roman empires when it comes to finding time to unwind—and being on holidays, too.

In 2019, another ancient Greek skull showing evidence of brain surgery was found in Turkey. Researchers believe that surgery was performed to treat a headache. In addition to the medical care these ...

Waves of human migration across Europe during the first millennium AD have been revealed using a more precise method of analysing ancestry with ancient DNA, in research co-led by a UCL and Francis ...

Letters like this reveal ancient people’s everyday triumphs and ... His letter was written in Greek on papyrus, a writing material made from the pith of the papyrus plant. The dry climate ...

Ancient DNA unlocks new understanding of migrations in the first millennium AD. ScienceDaily . Retrieved January 25, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 01 / 250101132012.htm ...

But through mineralisation underneath metallic jewellery, remnants of the much-decayed and now-brown wool dress provide evidence that the dyed textiles came from clothing, says Karina Grömer at ...