archaeology
Ancient Greece
These Ancient Greek Games Shaped Our Modern World
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...
Archaeology
Today’s Greeks Are Like Those of 2,000 BC, DNA Study Shows
An anthropological DNA research project which sequenced the genes of ancient populations found that modern Greeks are genetically similar.
Ancient Greece
Long Lost Ancient City Discovered in Serres, Greece
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...
Ancient Greece
The Unbreakable Bond of Alexander the Great and His Horse, Bucephalus
Bucephalus, the majestic black horse with a white star on his brow, is one of the most famous horses in history.
His fame and popularity across generations is linked to that of his rider and companion, Alexander the Great. The...
Archaeology
‘Lost’ Gold Ring Among 30,000 Artifacts Unearthed in Sweden
More than thirty thousand objects, including a gold ring and a crystal amulet, were unearthed during a two-year project in the medieval city of Kalmar, Sweden.
A part of the Swedish government's National Historical Museums agency, known as Arkaelogerna (Archaeologists),...
Ancient Greece
The Mystery of Linear B, Greece’s Enigmatic Script
Linear B, the enigmatic script of ancient Greece used by the Mycenaean civilization, has long captivated the minds of experts and enthusiasts alike.
For decades, historians, linguists, and archaeologists have been debating over this fascinating writing system that dominated the...
Archaeology
Cleopatra’s Lost Tomb: Archaeologist in Egypt Thrills with New Clues
After two years of new excavation work, Dr Kathleen Martinez, a determined archaeologist who has been searching for Cleopatra's tomb in Egypt since 2005 has released a new update on the whereabouts of the ancient Egyptian queen's resting place.
In...
Archaeology
Archaeologists Discover 8,600-Year-Old Bread in Turkey
Archaeologists have discovered an 8,600-year-old loaf of bread inside a structure which resembles an oven in Catalhoyuk in south-central Turkey, a site which is renowned for being one of the earliest known regions of urban settlement in the world.
Located...
Archaeology
Who Was the Architect of the Pyramids of Egypt?
The Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt is the largest pyramid in the entire world. It is clearly one of the most impressive structures that mankind has ever made. This being the case, it is worth asking who was...
Archaeology
Is Indonesia’s Gunung Padang Pyramid the Oldest in the World?
A sensational science story which gripped the world last year claimed that the Gunung Padang site in West Java, Indonesia is the world's oldest pyramid and could be more than 25,000 years old, but is there any truth in...