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As a Potterhead, there’s nothing you can teach me about mythical creatures, magic, and fantasy. But it turns out the many ...

A recent excavation at Greece's Floga archaeological site revealed ancient artifacts, including marble sculptures and pottery, demonstrating the site's use as a Classical period workshop.

Archaeology & History Greek Archaeologists Uncover Ancient Marble Workshop Filled With Unfinished Statues Images of Aphrodite and other female figures have been uncovered on the island of Paros.

The lecture hall of an "impressive high school" from an ancient Greek settlement was recently uncovered in Italy – with the discovery highlighting the similarities between ancient and modern ...

Aerial view of the excavated theater in Lefkada. Photo: Ministry of Culture, Greece. Ancient Lefkada was settled sometime before the 7th century B.C.E. by seafaring Corinthians.

The ancient Greeks and Romans often doused their statues in perfume, a recent study found. Published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology, the study adds to evidence that statues were more than ...

Ancient Greece laid the foundations of Western art. Traveling from its sun-splashed isles to the rugged mainland to bustling Athens, we trace the rise of Greek culture.

In ancient Greece and Rome, statues not only looked beautiful—they smelled good, too. That’s the conclusion of a new study published this month in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology. Cecilie ...

DELOS, GREECE—Many museums around the world are filled with marble statues from ancient Greece and Rome. Some viewers recognize that these works of art were not originally displayed in their ...

Archeologists uncovered a heroon—a funerary monument to an Ancient Greek hero—near the modern Greek city of Aigio in the Peloponnese. Located in the ancient city of Rypes (initially settled by ...