A recent analysis by archaeologist Nicoletta Antognelli Michel of the Technical University of Darmstadt has led to a groundbreaking interpretation in the field of Mycenaean iconography. Her research s ...

Giannis Smaragdis was born in 1946 in Heraklion, Crete. He studied directing in Greece and Paris. He debuted in 1972 with the ...

Across history, ancient civilizations crafted prototypes for many of the modern mechanisms that have become integral to contemporary life.

Ruled by Hammurabi, restored by Nebuchadrezzar, conquered by Cyrus—this city in the heart of Mesopotamia was both desired and despised, placing it at the center stage of the dawn of history.

The image of America abroad has suffered in recent years. Whatever the reasons for such loss of favor and face, it is remarkable to find Greece- a nation that has been through history on the same side ...

Eventually, nine muses were identified, covering every branch of the arts, in the ancient Greek poet Hesiod’s introduction to Theogony, his epic poem about mythical stories and characters (circa ...

These concerns are not new. Millennia ago, people in ancient Greece and Rome already knew humans were damaging the natural world. Literature from these ancient times contains many references to ...

An ancient slab of seafloor that was around when Earth’s earliest known dinosaurs emerged has been discovered beneath the Pacific Ocean, where it has seemingly hovered in a sort of mid-dive for ...

Presented by Graham Hancock it tries to prove the existence of an advanced civilization active during the last ice age. The controversial Netflix documentary Ancient Apocalypse will return for its ...

These ancient civilizations can teach us how. Adriana Zuniga-Teran is assistant professor of urban geography at the University of Arizona. This story first appeared in The Conversation. Read the ...

However, many people don’t know that what’s notable about these technologies is that they have some form of historical ancestor that ancient civilizations created centuries before today.