A secret Minoan fire technique may explain how Bronze Age artisans in Crete changed serpentinite vases from blue to red.

New research from Mochlos reveals what the Minoans ate and how food shaped ritual, trade and daily life in ancient Crete.

STORY: Archaeologists in Turkey have found evidence that ancient Roman medicine involved an unusual ingredient: human poop.Traces of it were found in this 1,900-year-old glass vial ...

Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered traces of human excrement in a 1,900-year-old glass ​vial used to hold perfumes or elixirs, which ‌they believe is the first physical evidence that the Romans ...

It’s three years since Mihael and Renata Sanko made their first jar of skincare balm from beef fat in their Dublin kitchen.

The Kandahar Sophytos Inscription, written in refined Greek in the 2nd century BCE, reveals the deep reach of Hellenistic culture in ancient Afghanistan and tells the personal story of a merchant who ...

This article includes links that may result in a small affiliate share for purchased products, which helps support independent LGBTQ+ media. In the early days of ancient Greece, queer love was ...

A collision between a speedboat carrying migrants and a Greek coast guard patrol vessel off the eastern Aegean island of Chios has killed at least 15 people, the coast guard said late Tuesday, while a ...

The U.S. cosmetics industry uses thousands of chemicals in the beauty and personal care products we put on our bodies every day. Until just a few years ago, federal oversight of those chemicals was ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — If the rules of ancient Greece were observed today, drone and missile fire over Ukraine would stop on Friday as guns fall silent in the Olympic tradition. The Milan Cortina ...

Before telescopes, ancient Greek astronomers relied on naked-eye observations of the night sky to understand the universe around them. The meticulous star catalog belonging to one of the best of these ...

In 416 BC, the city-state of Athens was in a prolonged conflict with Sparta, its archrival. For years, Athens had enjoyed comparative advantage over Sparta, particularly alliances and mutual defense ...