Firefighters Went on a Routine Patrol—and Stumbled Upon a Breathtaking Ancient Face
A routine fire patrol, operating some 200 miles northwest of the country's capital, Astana, discovered a nearly foot-long ...
New Scientist16d
Ancient ancestor of the plague discovered in Bronze Age sheep
The DNA of Yersinia pestis bacteria has been found in a Bronze Age sheep, offering a clue to how the plague may have spread ...
Fascinating insight into ancient history at exhibition - including Bronze Age dig
The ancient Greeks and Romans built astonishing monuments like the Lighthouse of Alexandria and the Hanging Gardens of ...
ScienceAlert on MSN8d
Ancestor of Black Death Has Been Discovered in Bronze-Age Sheep
"It was remarkable to discover a domesticated sheep from the Bronze Age that was infected with LNBA plague. This gave us an ...
The New York Times23d
Met Museum Returning Ancient Bronze Thought Stolen from Greek Museum
The ancient Greeks often decorated their bronze cauldrons, used to honor the gods, with the head of a griffin, whose visage is that of an eagle but whose body is that of a lion. On its website ...
The Art Newspaper21d
Metropolitan Museum repatriates ancient bronze griffin head that was stolen from Greek institution
Such ornaments often decorated the rims of bronze cauldrons that were offered as votive gifts in ancient Greek sanctuaries from the sixth century BC to the eight century BC. Following its ...
Greek Reporter23h
What Was Daily Life Like in Ancient Greece?
The daily life in Ancient Greece revolved around work, family, education, and religion, shaping a civilization that still ...
Animal skins, bells, ritual chaos: Ancient burnout remedy is still at the heart of Greece’s carnival
The ancient tradition of the Bell People in the Greek village of Distomo marks the end of carnival. Revelers clad themselves in animal skins and heavy bronze bells.
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2,100-Year-Old Bronze Hand Found In Spain Is Inscribed With A Mysterious Ancient Language
"The discovery of the Hand of Irulegi has opened a new horizon to unravel the history behind the most enigmatic language ...
La Brújula Verde7d
A Bronze Age Water Control Structure Discovered in an Underground Chamber of the Ancient Hittite City of Nerik
This site, identified as the ancient Hittite city of Nerik, has revealed a water control infrastructure dating back to the Bronze Age, between 1525 and 1426 BCE, according to dendrochronological and ...
Greek Reporter2d
Zominthos: The Ancient Minoan Palace on Crete’s Highest Mountain
The ancient Minoan palace of Zominthos on Crete located at a height of 1,200 meters shows that Minoans highlanders too.
Ancient settlement found in Morocco proves ‘empty land’ was occupied after all. See it
Outside of Europe, Egypt was known for its complex societies in the same time period, but the western coast of the Mediterranean Sea was long thought of as an “empty land,” void of permanent ...