Atop Cividade Hill in northern Portugal, the ancient city of Bracasa Augusta lays in ruin. Today, the site belongs to the ...

Haloa, the ancient Greek women-only festival was a time for women to join together in a feast where food, abundant wine, shouting of dirty jokes and waving giant phalluses was encouraged . Photo 480 ...

The three main architectural styles used for temples and other formal public buildings in ancient Greece were the Doric, Ionic and Corinthian classical orders. The three orders were first described by ...

Two thieves donned diving gear to pilfer hundreds of ancient Greek and ... coins and statues. Ministry of Interior of Egypt The items date back to Greek and Roman times between 2,500 and 1,600 ...

Ancient sculptures, including remnants of Shaiva and Buddhist deities, have been found along the banks of the Baitarani River in Odisha’s Bhadrak district, researchers said. The sculptures were found ...

The king of the gods in the ancient Greek pantheon had a notorious reputation for sleeping around, so it should come as no ...

It was a sacred place where they left their offerings. Researchers have found "truly extraordinary" statues, namely those of snakes and a child priest, LiveScience writes. The spring where the ...

Parthenon Sculptures ... in Group C. Greece has made waves in the culinary world as its beloved Christmas dessert, melomakarona, was named the best in Europe by Taste Atlas. This traditional Greek ...

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 ...

What do we know now about this abandoned ancient enclave ... took other objects such as sculptures and stucco reliefs, writing later: “All these finds and many other relics, were wrapped ...

A sarcophagus unearthed in Antalya may be the tomb of Saint Nicholas, the saintly inspiration for Santa Claus.