Archaeologists in southwest France have uncovered a rare Roman burial containing a ring inscribed with a Greek name and 22 gold items, a discovery that is reshaping expectations for a routine excavation in Périgord.Unexpected structure emerges beneath soilThe find...

Archaeologists in southeastern Spain have uncovered a rare Roman inscription that names a previously unknown governor of Hispania Citerior, shedding light on a little-documented period of Roman administration.The engraved text, found on a metal vessel in Cartagena, identifies Spurius...

The Pergamon Museum is a remarkable institution at the heart of the German capital, Berlin, celebratingancient Greek culture and architecture in a remarkably monumental way among other things.The Pergamon Museum hosts a truly unique and beautiful collection of...

Today's recipe for the ancient Greek garum sauce takes us back many centuries into the past to one of the most appreciated and widely used culinary preparations of the ancients. With a particularly strong, complex taste, the ancient Greek and...

Archaeologists working at a 2,000-year-old fort in northern Spain have uncovered evidence that the Romans displayed decapitated heads as a brutal warning to the Celts during their conquest of the Iberian Peninsula.The discovery includes a single human skull, believed...

Greece’s large predators are making a strong comeback after decades of decline, but the recovery has brought new concern to rural areas now facing more encounters with bears, wolves, and wild boars.The shift became clear in northwestern Greece, where...

A team of archaeologists has uncovered a remarkably intact Roman sarcophagus in northern Budapest, Hungary, offering new insights into burial practices and social life in what was once a major Roman settlement nearly 1,700 years ago.The discovery was made...

Archaeologists in central Norway have uncovered a mysterious Viking burial that has left researchers searching for answers. A Viking woman was found buried with two large scallop shells carefully placed over her mouth, a practice never before seen in...

Greeks reading the names of towns and cities in Ukraine may wonder why places like Sevastopol, Simferopol, Mariupol, and Melitopol seem so familiar.Just like many Greek place names, all of these Ukrainian cities feature the characteristic "pol" that comes...

Archaeologists working on the restoration of the Palace of Westminster, London, have uncovered artifacts believed to be about 6,000 years old, revealing evidence of human activity dating to around 4300 BC. The discovery emerged during a three-year investigation commissioned...

Driving in Greece has become increasingly hazardous, with the country now ranked among Europe’s five most dangerous places to be on the road.New data from the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) traffic-fatality rates across the continent shows that Greece...

Authorities in Bulgaria have seized ancient artifacts valued at more than 100 million euros ($115M) in one of the country’s most significant cultural heritage operations in years. Officials say the seizure exposes a large and long-running network involved in...

A decade ago, few would have imagined Greece, the country once synonymous with Europe’s debt crisis, contributing to France’s fiscal stability. Yet in 2025, that is precisely what happened.After two years marked by budget strain, France is finally poised...

Italian authorities have completed a major cultural heritage operation that brought 98 ancient artifacts back into public care.Many of these items are rare examples of Magna Graecia craftsmanship, and all were seized during an investigation led by the Carabinieri’s...

The Louvre Museum in Paris has temporarily closed its Campana Gallery, a significant wing dedicated to ancient Greek ceramics, after a recent structural inspection revealed weaknesses in key support columns. The precautionary measure, announced on Monday, affects nine exhibition...