Researchers have found the oldest known evidence of lead pollution dating to around 5,200 years ago in ancient Greece.

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An international research team has analyzed collagen from human remains found in Greece's Franchthi Cave, uncovering dietary ...

Once known as "the North Korea of Europe", Albania is turning to its millennia-old sites and rich cultural heritage to recast ...

Gambling, one of the most common vices in the world, has a long history that dates all the way back to Ancient Greece.

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Police in Greece said Wednesday they were investigating how an ancient Greek statue came to be dumped in a black plastic bag ...

Volcanic eruptions have profoundly impacted human societies throughout history, causing cold weather, reduced sunlight, and ...

In Greece's urban areas, house prices rose by 7.29% in Q3 2024 from a year earlier, following year-on-year increases of 9.24% in Q2 2024, 10.84% in Q1 2024, 12.58% in Q4 2023 and 13.28% in Q3 2023, ...

The ancient universities of India were intellectual powerhouses that attracted scholars from distant lands interested in studying mathematics and astronomy as well as philosophy and medicine.