Those peoples who migrated eastward and either settled in Attica, or sailed across to the coasts of Asia Minor to found new colonies, became known as the Ionian Greeks. Although the Ionians ...

The ancient Greeks we admire today regarded these seven men as the wisest of their time. They attributed to them not only the ...

Not many people know about the birthplace of Western philosophy and science. This is a territory in Western Anatolia ...

Nov. 7, 2024 — Researchers have used ancient DNA to challenge long-held interpretations of the people of Pompeii. Contrary to physical appearances, the DNA evidence revealed unexpected ...

Credit: İsmail İşintek, Altuğ Hasözbek et al. A group of Turkish and Spanish scientists has revealed the results of an archaeological study in western Turkey that challenges the accepted historical ...

So where exactly did people go on holiday in ancient times? Archaeological finds, such as historical documents, coins and trade goods from different regions, have led academics to believe that ...

A well-known Chinese epithet goes: ‘Mín yǐ shí wéi tiān’ (民以食為天) - “To the people, food is heaven”. Even though the line comes from an ancient text written about 2000 years ...

They are among the 269 children who were sacrificed and buried around A.D. 1450 at two sites near Chan Chan, the ancient capital of the Chimú people. Most of the victims were killed with a cut to ...

Studies of ancient Jomon sites in separate areas of Japan show that lifestyles of the people varied from region to region, contrary to the common belief that they were almost uniformly similar ...

Mirror reporter Siobhan McNally headed to Corfu's north-east coastline where she enjoyed 200-year-old olive trees, 60 acres ...

Greek cities had beautiful temples with stone columns and statues, and open-air theatres where people sat to watch plays. Image caption, Ancient Greek ruins of the Temple of Apollo and theatre in ...

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