It’s hard to study the history of science without feeling a little big smug. Just look at the things our ancestors believed!
Carvings on a 12,000-year-old monument in Turkey appear to mark solar days and years, making it possibly the oldest solar ...
Science has previously shown that sculptures from ancient Greece and Rome were frequently painted in warm colours. A recent ...
The ancient Greeks and Romans often doused their statues in perfume, a recent study found. Published in the Oxford Journal of ...
Science has previously shown that sculptures from ancient Greece and Rome were frequently painted in warm colours. A recent ...
Millions of people have explored ancient Greece's golden ratio, a magical number that has fascinated experts and amateurs for ...
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 repatriation ...
Ancient Greek physicians like Aretaeus and Hippocrates described and treated diabetes-like symptoms thousands of years ago.
Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the ...
A major archaeological discovery in Greece reveals that an ancient tomb was transformed into a healing sanctuary. This site, located near Corinth, bears witness to different uses throughout the ages.
The artifacts reveal the harsh working conditions in ancient Egyptian gold mines under the rule of the Ptolemaic dynasty.
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 ...