The Minyan culture, which preceded the Mycenaean era in ancient Greece, is associated with a proto-Greek people whose legacy stands on the border between history and myth, since very little is known ...

Scholars were wrong about prehistoric Sicily. Davide Tanasi, a professor at the University of South Florida, has new evidence ...

10) Dropa Stones: The Dropa (or Dzopa) stones are part of a controversial and widely regarded as mythical story that blends ...

Greece's Ministry of Culture announced on Monday the voluntary return of 86 ancient Greek artifacts by a private foreign ...

In a poignant act of cultural restitution, 86 ancient Greek artifacts—ranging from Neolithic female figurines to Hellenistic ...

A bombing delay enabled rescue of some objects, but archaeologists fear the wider loss of antiquities from the many cultures ...

As part of the research project Metals & Giants, an international team of scholars has provided new insights into the Bronze Age metal trade. During the Bronze Age, the Nuraghe culture thrived in ...

NEW YORK CITY — A man who worked with tomb raiders was sentenced to prison for smuggling hundreds of ancient relics looted from crypts in Egypt, including sculptures from 1900 BCE and the carving of a ...

This year has seen a number of artefacts recovered from the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Egypt. The area has attracted interest for some time due to ongoing searches for the tomb of Cleopatra ...

Archaeologists unearthed a massive trove of gold coins in the Czech Republic, minted by a long-lost civilization — with the site described by officials as "exceptional." The discovery was announced by ...

Ancient artifacts dating back to a sunken city from more than 2,000 years ago were pulled out of the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday, according to Egyptian officials. The historic treasures — which ...