archaeology

The Trojan War is one of the most famous events in Greek mythology. It was a mighty, ten-year war between the Greeks and the Trojans. But what many people do not know is that Troy itself is actually Greek...

When Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in 332 BCE, he signaled the beginning of the era of Ptolemaic rule. His general Ptolemy established the Ptolemaic dynasty that would govern the vast lands of Egypt for the next 300 years. The...

Many people know the rich and legendary history of Greece. However, who knew that the ancient Greeks originated from numerous tribes? In the beautiful landscapes of the Mediterranean, where the blue sea meets the sunny skies, lies the birthplace of...

The mysterious Harappan civilization is considered the third oldest one in the ancient East after Egypt and Mesopotamia. It was located in the Indus River Valley in what is now Afghanistan, Pakistan, and parts of India and sparked many...

The Wars of the Diadochi, or the Wars of Alexander's Successors, were a series of conflicts that erupted among the generals of Alexander the Great. These were known as the Diadochi, which means "heirs" in Greek. These wars took...

New research, led by Alexandra Morton-Hayward, a forensic scientist from the University of Oxford, challenges what we thought we knew about how human brains decompose after death. Instead of thinking brains decay quickly after we die, this study, in the...

A famous Greek archaeologist who is known for her search for Alexander the Great's tomb has said she had no input in the Netflix docudrama Alexander: Making of a God despite its featuring her archaeological work in Alexandria. "Based on...

Not many events in history show what the culture of ancient Greece was like as well as the four main ancient Greek games called ''the Panhellenic Games'' do. These games were much more than just sports competitions. They were a...

An anthropological DNA research project which sequenced the genes of ancient populations found that modern Greeks are genetically similar.

Archaeologists have recently uncovered an ancient city in Palaiokastro, Serres, Greece. The ancient city appears to have been founded at the end of the 6th century BC and remained in existence into the 6th century AD. Archaeologists who have been...