Author and historian Patrick Garner examines the different periods and styles of ancient Greek pottery and delves into the strange effigies of the Olympic god Hermes which were used in ways few ...

Ancient Greek vase painting is fascinating, fun, and with few tricks, easy to enjoy. The unique paintings on ancient Greek pottery are like letters from the past. They allow us to learn from the past ...

The Indian state of Tamil Nadu is offering a $1 million bounty to experts who can successfully interpret the Indus Valley ...

Ancient Toys Found Inside 2,000-Year-Old Tombs of Children, Believed to Be Gifts for the Deceased Archaeologists uncovered ...

Learn about ancient Greek battles, soldiers and weapons. What was Greek art and entertainment like? Learn about Greek theatre, pottery and festivals. What did the ancient Greeks discover?

The Greek language was written in capital letters, without punctuation or spaces between the words. Credit: Zde, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Have you ever wondered why ancient Greeks used a ...

Q I recently inherited this settee from my mother. My brother has the matching armchair. My mother always said it was her ...

While there’s no singular quality that makes a great dinner plate, you know when you have a less-than specimen: It looks cheap, and it chips and scratches easily. Among those that are well made ...

Recently, I purchased a set of plates that looked like they were from ... Dishes that are more likely to contain lead include glazed traditional pottery, dishes with intricate designs and dishes ...

An ancient oceanic plate under modern-day Iraq is breaking off horizontally, researchers have shown in a new study. This huge underground tear, stretching from southeast Turkey to northwest Iran ...

The modern understanding of the plate tectonic cycle predicts that remnants of submerged plates will be found near subduction zones. However, a new high-resolution model shows that these remnants ...