The Dorian invasion theory hypothesizes that a large-scale migration or invasion was responsible for dramatic changes to ...

An ancient bronze griffin head, stolen nearly a century ago, has been returned to the Archaeological Museum of Olympia.

Ancient Greeks spent much of their time playing board games practically on a daily basis. They were a beloved part of ancient Greek culture.

Greece expected Scotland to stick to its decades-old playbook: physical duels, crosses into the area, and spirited ...

The handful animal ghosts in the ancient world are often depicted not as friendly visitors but as mere tools for humans – and ...

But, in reality, ancient Greeks and Romans embraced bold colors, which archaeologists call “polychromy.” Brightly hued paints ...

For centuries, historians and linguists have been searching for the cradle of the Indo-Europeans, an ancient people who shaped history and created the world’s largest language family ...

This photo provided by João Zilhão shows forearm bone fragments belonging to an ancient child that appeared to have features from both humans and Neanderthals. (João Zilhão via AP) 33,571 ...

ASHBOURNE, England (AP) — This ancient form of soccer has a rule forbidding players from murdering each other. Every year, thousands of people descend on a small town in the English countryside ...

The Adam Tree’s branches are so ancient that once they’re lit on fire, they can’t be put out. Thus, in order to prevent the fire from spreading, they decided to cut the whole branch off with ...

This ancient period of deep freeze, known as the Neoproterozoic Era, or “Snowball Earth,” lasted from about 1 billion to 543 million years ago. During that time, landmasses consolidated into a ...