The striking, nearly 5-foot tall Dipylon Amphora, from approximately 700 BC, is a masterpiece of the art of Ancient Greek pottery. Its exquisite painted ... may actually be a recreation of the ...

An archaeological treasure of more than 100 ancient Greek artifacts from Geometric and Hellenistic periods was discovered in a shop in Athens ... The statue depicts a nude male figure in the style of ...

Why Trust Us? Archeologists uncovered a heroon—a funerary monument to an Ancient Greek hero—near the modern Greek city of Aigio in the Peloponnese. Located in the ancient city of Rypes ...

Researchers find 50 cave pearls in Jerusalem’s Joweizeh Spring Tunnel. Pottery fragments and plaster remains embedded in 14 pearls. Artefacts linked to Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine periods.

A hidden hoard of ancient artifacts, dating back to the Geometric period (1100-750 BC) to the Hellenistic period (up to 31 BC), was found in the basement of a commercial property. The cache, which ...

The site is associated with an ancient city of the Achaea region. Investigations primarily focused on a building referred to by the Greek letter gamma ("Γ") that appears to date to before 300 B.C ...

The New Jersey-based artist (previously) continues to revisit ancient forms that have been endlessly studied and reimagined over subsequent centuries, like amphorae, kraters, and gadrooning that ...

A significant cache of ancient artifacts, ranging from the Geometric period (1100-750 BC) to the Hellenistic era (up to 31 BC), was uncovered earlier this year in a vacated store in central Athens, ...

In ancient Greece, amphorae were commonly used for carrying or storing liquids and grains like wine, oil, or cereal. A narrow neck and a large, oval body were easily moved with handles on each side.

Dec. 12, 2024 — Neanderthal genes make up 1-2% of the genomes of non-Africans. Scientists analyzed the lengths of regions of Neanderthal DNA in 58 ancient Eurasian genomes of early modern humans ...

That's why U.S. News took into account sights, seasonality, traveler sentiment and more to come up with this list of the best Greek islands ... as well as ancient Venetian, French and British ...