This week, explore decoded words from charred ancient scrolls, meet heroic frog daddies, see Grand Canyon-size lunar features ...

The gymnasium (i.e. gym) in ancient Greece was an important institution, as exercising and keeping one's body fit were vital ...

Archaeologists have uncovered an ancient Greek sanctuary in Ponte during the construction of a high-speed railway in Italy.

The games in questions could be either Ludus Latrunculi or Doudecim Scripta, both of which were known board games played with bone pieces by Roman soldiers in the fifth century. Celikbas said both are ...

The so-called “stateless people,” who originally migrated from northern India to Europe in the 14th century, are today ...

Scholars are studying an ancient scroll that has been virtually unrolled 2,000 years after it was burned to a crisp during ...

For decades, the leading theory for the ubiquity of Indo–European languages was that early farmers, living in a region known ...

The ancient semi-circular structure -- part of fortifications against attack by Germanic tribes then known as "barbarians" from the east -- now shares space with pallets, boxes and stepladders in ...

Discoveries of ancient artifacts are relatively common in Greece, often unearthed during construction projects. A headless statue believed to be 2,000 years old has been found inside a black ...

Such accidental archaeological discoveries are not uncommon in Greece, a country with rich ancient heritage, where finds are frequently made during construction and public works projects. In December, ...

Accidental archaeological discoveries are relatively common in Greece, a country renowned for its ancient heritage, and often made during building construction or public works. In December, workers ...

Police in Greece said Wednesday they were investigating how an ancient Greek statue came to be dumped in a black plastic bag near garbage cans in the northern city of Thessaloniki. The organized ...