New research has uncovered the earliest traces of lead contamination caused by human activities, linking the development of ...

Authorities in Greece say they have arrested a suspect accused of setting up online auctions to sell ancient Greek artifacts ...

Greek archaeologists uncovered a grave of an ancient noblewoman buried with her golden jewelry on the island of Sikinos.

The issue of who was considered Greek during the era of ancient Greece has been a matter of broad scholarly debate for ...

A deeper look into the development of ancient Greek art and sculpture through time, covering various styles, forms and ...

When it comes to chronicling the past, it seems there are basically two ways discoveries are made: either they’re the result ...

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

Studies of sediment cores from the sea floor and the coastal regions surrounding the Aegean Sea show that humans contaminated the environment with lead early on in antiquity. Geoscientists conducted ...

Ancient lead pollution in the Aegean Sea may have started 5,200 years ago — 1,200 years earlier than previously thought.

One might think that every piece of ancient Greek statuary is on display in a museum, but in reality, Greeks today continue to find pieces of the past in their everyday lives. The latest find is ...

A mix of ancient divinities, Aphrodite was patron over love, beauty, fertility, and war. But the venerated Greek deity has a more complex rise to fame than one might think. The birth of ...