The words of the ancient Greek author Homer have echoed across the centuries. His magnum opus, the Iliad, which recounts the ...

These findings indicate that contact between ancient communities on both sides of the Arabian Gulf resulted in shared musical traditions central to rituals and religious beliefs, Douglas’ team says.

Just about everyone in Turkey's ancient city was a wine drinker - whether or not they belonged to the upper classes or the ...

A team of archaeologists may have discovered evidence of the biblical Battle of Megiddo, where Josiah, the king of Judah, was ...

In the Iliad, did Homer really describe the type of warfare common to the Mycenaean Era? Or was he describing the warfare of ...

Archaeologists in the Judean Desert have unearthed a "mysterious pyramid-shaped structure" dating back 2,200 years. The evacuation was a joint mission between the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA ...

A guard protecting ancient sites in northern Greece has been charged with involvement in a crime ring smuggling out artifacts and selling them abroad, police officials said on Friday. The man was also ...

LONDON, March 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Apollo Art Auctions is delighted to announce its upcoming Fine Ancient Art, Antiquities & Jewellery auction, set to take place on March 29th at 1pm GMT. This ...

A Media Snippet accompanying this announcement is available by clicking on this link. LONDON, March 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Apollo Art Auctions is delighted to announce its upcoming ...

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP) — New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art has returned an ancient bronze griffin head stolen nearly a century ago to a museum in southern Greece, the latest ...

The head of a griffin, that was repatriated from New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, is displayed at the Archaeological Museum of Olympia in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on Friday, March 21, 2025.