A Greek period Aramaic inscription found in eastern Turkey reveals the role of local elites in the ancient Kingdom of Sophene ...

Ancient Greeks saw Olympus as a divine realm of Zeus and the gods, not a mountain. Its link to Mount Olympus emerged in later ...

While the tombs and the shrine were found within the modern city's boundaries, they would have been situated outside the ...

The Mauryan Empire collapsed in 185 BC after Brihadratha was assassinated by Pushyamitra Shunga, ending 137 years of unity ...

Synchrotron radiation has revealed a star map made by the ancient astronomer Hipparchus that was thought to be lost to time ...

Athens and Beijing are seeking to strengthen cultural ties as 'Journey to Ancient Greece' opens at one of China's most ...

Researchers are using X-rays to discover invisible markings left on ancient parchment containing information from the Greek ...

The remarkable Roman Egypt-era work represents some the earliest realistic portrait paintings still in existence today.

The Milan Cortina Winter Olympics are just one week away and United Nations and Games organizers are urging a 7-week global ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Two artifacts found at a lake shore in Greece are the oldest wooden tools to be uncovered so far and date ...

Used by our early human ancestors around 430,000 years ago, the earliest known hand-held wooden tools have been uncovered by ...