Even in ancient times, mankind grappled with all of these problems. When things got really bad, they would put a curse ...

Cuneiform tablets from ancient Babylon cover a range of topics, from exorcising ghosts to uncovering the location of Noah’s ...

Think Karens and Yelp complaints are a relatively new thing? This ancient discovery proves humans have always loved to ...

In Ancient Greece, professional curse writers were employed to hex the living and the dead from beyond the grave.

Lead Contamination in Ancient Greece Points to Societal Change Jan. 30, 2025 — Studies of sediment cores from the sea floor and the coastal regions surrounding the Aegean Sea show that humans ...

Built on top of rocks in the Meteora region in northern Greece, the Meteora monasteries have attracted the attention of believers and nature lovers for centuries. Meteora is a complex of six Orthodox ...

Thucydides fought in the Peloponnesian War on the Athenian side. His world was steeped in the sensibilities of Greek tragedy, and his historical narrative carries that imprint throughout.

According to archaeology news site Ancient Origins, the Sumerian tablet was first uncovered at the site of the city of Uruk located in ancient Mesopotamia, which is in present-day Iraq. It was part of ...

Apollo in the temple of Zeus. Credit: wikimedia commons / Egisto Sani cc by 2.0 One of the fundamental beliefs of the Ancient Greeks was that their beloved gods were immortal, but were they? What ...

Greek yogurt, a creamy, protein-packed strained yogurt, is crafted by fermenting milk with live bacterial cultures and straining out whey and lactose. This process yields a thicker texture and higher ...

The mysterious Antikythera Mechanism is 2,000 years old and has long puzzled scientists. New research into its triangle-shaped teeth may finally reveal its intended purpose.

In the orchestra of the auditorium, the central space where teachers and students presented their exercises before an audience, the archaeological team found two blocks of white limestone carefully ...