Istanbul, formerly Constantinople, is a Greek name, too, deriving from the Greek phrase "Is tin poli," meaning "to the city." ...

His unexplored tomb at Nemrut Dağ may show us more about death and worship in ancient Turkey. Several colossal heads that once stood in the mausoleum of Antiochus I of Commagene now lie in front ...

The ancient Greek word daimon—from which the modern "demon" derives—referred to god-like spirits and supernatural forces. While a daimon could be good or evil, the latter was a malevolent ...

A remarkable collection of Ancient Greek treasures, led by a stunning marble head of a goddess, is set to be auctioned in New ...

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Archaeologists working in Morocco have unearthed three separate ancient cemeteries, including one stone burial plot dating back 4,000 years, according to a study published May 13 in the journal ...

Paul Wilcox explores caves in a temperate rainforest area on Prince of Wales Island in southeast Alaska for their paleoclimatic significance. Paul Wilcox, a geologist at the University of ...

Located at the crossroads of several trade routes from the 2nd millennium B.C., Aleppo was ruled successively by the Hittites, Assyrians, Arabs, Mongols, Mamelukes and Ottomans. The 13th-century ...

Historians recently unveiled their findings about an ancient purple dye factory located in modern-day Israel — revealing a glimpse into life during biblical times. In an article recently ...

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This means the hunting weapon could not have been created by modern humans. Although examples are still rare, it seems our ancient cousins had advanced their technologies beyond stone tools, using ...