The Antikythera computer captured the ancient Greek passion for mathematics, and especially geometry, and science.

A monumental tomb found near Corinth has revealed several burials, along with artifacts reflecting its later use as a healing ...

Walking into the ruins of an ancient tomb in southern Greece, archaeologists inadvertently joined a centuries-long tradition. The 2,400-year-old tomb had seen all manner of visitors from mourners to ...

Coin weights were the pocket-sized guardians of fair trade. Before modern banking, coin weights ensured fair transactions and ...

"We weren't actually looking for a pot of gold." Archaeologists were recently excavating a house from the third century B.C.E ...

Athens' oldest coins were created from silver originating around the world, a study suggests, revealing an unknown ancient ...

Panormos Beach on Skopelos’ west coast is another unspoiled stretch. Once an ancient Greek harbour, we reached this destination by travelling like locals on a €5 (£4) return bus from Skopelos Town. If ...

An incredible marble statue of Hermes, the messenger of Zeus, along with statue fragments of other ancient Greek deities have ...

Lead pollution in and around the Aegean Sea dates back to the Bronze Age and shows a strong spike associated with Roman ...

Crews found evidence of ancient ... and Greek script that shows off a true linguistic diversity in the region. Crews uncovered plenty more, including Ptolemaic bronze coins, terracotta figurines ...

"EXCEPTIONAL" frescos of the Greek god of wine that reveal mystery cult rituals have been unearthed from ancient volcanic ash in Pompeii. Covering three sides of a magnificent banquet hall ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A long-awaited report on the investigation into Greece’s deadliest train crash was released Thursday, blaming human error, outdated infrastructure and major systemic ...