The ancient silk industry itself is bound up with legends about ... bitumen chunks and probably also a pottery bottle from the Middle East, and a set of eastern Mediterranean silverware, including a ...

In his seaside workshop on the Greek island of Lesbos, Dimitris Kouvdis uses ancient techniques to create pottery pieces that ...

This book examines how Romans used their pottery and the implications of these practices on the archaeological record. It is organized around a flow model for the life cycle of Roman pottery that ...

Gladiator training, drama, history, mythology and a Roman feast all featured prominently when Edinburgh’s Fettes College welcomed pupils from other schools for a Classics Day. Did you know with ...

researchers were able to see inside the mummies in the Chicago Field Museum's collections. Their findings paint a more comprehensive picture of ancient Egyptian life ...

As actor Paul Mescal prepares to step into the laced-up sandals of Hollywood star Russell Crowe for a return to the Colosseum in Gladiator II, the discovery of a Roman artifact in England proves the ...

More than a century ago, the scientist Alfred Wegener proposed the notion of an ancient supercontinent, which he named Pangaea (sometimes spelled Pangea), after putting together several lines of ...

Credit: Jean Léon Gérôme / Public domain / Wikimedia Commons The Roman gladiatorial games were a far cry from the Olympic and theatrical pursuits enjoyed in ancient Greece, but the Greeks played an ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. FILE - Tourists walk by the ancient Roman Colosseum as it’s reflected in a puddle, in Rome, Sept. 5, 2024 ...

Nov. 7, 2024 — Researchers have used ancient DNA to challenge long-held interpretations of the people of Pompeii. Contrary to physical appearances, the DNA evidence revealed unexpected ...