Kings and Generals' Ancient Civilizations documentary series continues with an episode exploring ancient racism and whether ...

Evidence suggests ancient civilizations, including the Greeks, may have had early optical knowledge and devices like ...

Can the myth of the Labyrinth of Knossos be explained by the Minoan civilization? This article examines the evidence.

The new Ancient Origins product is the result of a new partnership between MyHeritage and Illustrative DNA, a startup company that is at the forefront of ancient ethnicity analysis. Ancient Origins ...

An overview of Ancient Greek art, including painting, sculpture and architecture, and a look at how it changed over the years.

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Researchers have found the oldest known evidence of lead pollution dating to around 5,200 years ago in ancient Greece ...

Archaeologists have already found more than 200 tombs—and they think that might be just the tip of the iceberg.

Sediment cores from the Aegean Sea reveal that human-driven lead contamination began 5,200 years ago—much earlier than expected. This pollution is tied to shifts in economy and land use, culminating ...

By Christine Hauser On the evening of Jan. 18, a 32-year-old Greek man went to the ... anyone who can decipher the script of the ancient Indus Valley civilization is intended to shed light ...

Are these ancient symbols complete words, part of words, or part of sentences? The solution will earn the successful ...