Never before had women enjoyed as much freedom and authority as in the Persian Empire around 500 BC. Founded by Cyrus ... According to ancient texts, she was a pioneer in both the epistolary ...

Picture yourself walking through a noisy market square in an ancient Greek town in southern Italy possibly around the year 500 BC, when philosopher Parmenides lived. It must be a buzzing community, ...

By analyzing ancient and modern DNA, scientists are uncovering the genetic origins of the Greek people, shaped over millennia ...

New research uncovers the strongest solar event ever detected — rewriting our understanding of space weather and radiocarbon ...

To Ringbauer’s surprise, people from Mediterranean outposts of Phoenician culture—also known as Punic people—shared no ...

An international team of scientists has discovered an extreme spike in radiocarbon corresponding to the year 12350 BC during the dusk of the last Ice Age. However, the strength of the event could not ...

Scientists have uncovered the strongest solar storm ever recorded, striking Earth in 12350 BC — 500 times stronger than any ...

An ancient Middle Eastern ... ancient inhabitants of Greece and Sicily. Over time, North African ancestry entered the mix — reflecting the rise of Carthage after 500 bc.

New research uncovers the strongest solar event ever detected — rewriting our understanding of space weather and radiocarbon dating.

There’s nowhere quite like Athens. The mix of ancient ruins and modern city life is pretty surreal, and the juxtaposition of ...

Grasmere Lakeland Sports Show wants to bring back Tug Of War (Image: Jane Hunt, Catapult PR) The modern version was hugely popular in the late 19th and early 20th century, at the time when Grasmere ...