One such ancient story centers on the bronze sentry Talos. Forged by Hephaestus, the Greek god of smiths and artisans, Talos was said to have guarded the island of Crete, off the coast of Greece. He ...

What roils beneath Earth's surface may feel a world away, but the activity can help forge land masses that dictate ocean circulation, climate patterns, and even animal activity and evolution. In fact, ...

There's still a lot left to learn when it comes to ancient history, and scientists are still finding locations long since ...

Ancient Greeks developed sophisticated units of measurement ranging from measuring length, distance, volume, and weight of solids and liquids ...

An archaeological site in Germany suggests communal hunting and complex thinking emerged earlier in human evolution than once thought.

When people think of the historical “Celts,” they are really thinking of the various peoples that lived across the European ...

According to ancient Greek mythology, there are five ages known as The Ages of Man, during which time humanity reaches its peak and then ends ...

The painting and artistry is not what sticks out to archeologists at a newly discovered ancient altar in Guatemala. The likely sacrificed human remains ... an extraordinary period of turbulence ...

Between 14,800 and 5,500 years ago, during what is known as the African Humid Period, the desert known ... which is why much about ancient human populations in the Sahara remains a mystery ...

The researchers have also estimated that construction on the theater began around the 4th century B.C.E., when ancient Lefkada was experiencing economic prosperity. “Although damaged by time ...

Commissioned by the Polygreen Culture & Art Initiative (PCAI), the installation transforms ... “The Garden of Pythia is a fictional landscape — part ancient ancient Greek mountainside, part digital ...

One of the most recognized Greek mythology TV shows is “Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.” Are the graphics of the 1995 show goofy and laughable by today’s standards? Sure, but it’s still a vital ...