Forty years after the first effort to extract mummy DNA, researchers have finally generated a full genome sequence from an ...

Here’s a far fetched notion: for most of human history, humans used to worship gods who fought, fell in love, and even had favorite cities. Zeus might have thrown lightning bolts, but he was not ...

Set between sea and sky, Syracuse is a city of ancient grandeur and Mediterranean charm. Its exceptional heritage, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, bears witness to over two millennia of history.

This is the fourth installment of Edmonds resident Nathaniel Brown’s recent travels to Greece. You can read part 1 here, part ...

The tale of Salmoneus, the king who dared to imitate Zeus, reveals ancient fears of hubris, madness, and divine punishment.

Ancient Rome was a rigidly hierarchical society where the ruling elite stigmatized everyone who had to work with their hands. Yet Roman workers still found ways to resist exploitation through strikes ...

Over 6,000 years old and still a site for worship, Stonehenge remains a unique place. As the first rays of the sun shine into ...

In the ancient city of Gordion in Turkey, archaeologists have unearthed an 8th-century B.C.E. tomb with possible ties to King ...

In Greek mythology, Oceanids, or water nymphs are most commonly associated with water. They are daughters of Titans, the ...