Sunday evenings possess this extraordinary power to transport you straight into the heart of sun-drenched Greek islands ...

Fire walkers defy pain in ancient Greek ritual Serrès (Greece) (AFP) – Under a cloud of incense smoke, a group of men and women in a village in northern Greece swayed slowly to the music before ...

In the bottom of the bowl, a fearsome face may also remind one not to overdo it. Before wine hit cup, it was stored in tall, clay amphorae, often lined with pitch or resin as a barrier to porosity.

On the island of Crete, famous for its Minoan palaces and legends like the labyrinth of the Minotaur, an international team of archaeologists has discovered something even more intriguing: how the ...

Science Archaeology Ancient funerals may have included a ritual feast on a giant bird Great bustards may have been eaten when humans buried their dead about 15,000 years ago. By Laura Baisas ...

The Secrets of an Ancient Death Ritual May Be Hidden in the Tomb of King Tut The discovery of artifacts near the sarcophagus of Tutankhamun may be the oldest known evidence of a ritual known as ...

Elizabeth Rayne March 25, 2025 at 6:00 AM Copied King Tut’s Tomb May Hold Secrets of a Death RitualNick Brundle Photography - Getty Images ...

“The discovery of an ancient Jewish ritual bath, or mikveh, which came to light in the archaeological park of Ostia Antica, strengthens the historical awareness of this place as a true ...

The ruins of an ancient Jewish ritual bath have been found near Rome – the oldest such discovery outside of the biblical region of Israel and the surrounding area.

Walking into the ruins of an ancient tomb in southern Greece, archaeologists inadvertently joined a centuries-long tradition. The 2,400-year-old tomb had seen all manner of visitors from mourners ...

Archaeologists found an ancient Greek tomb with gold artifacts that was looted and reused as ritual site in Roman times, photos show. Photo from Greece’s Ministry of Culture and Sports Walking ...