Examine the ancient Greek slave classes and their role in maintaining the economy. How they were represented in art and ...

Discover ancient heritage and innovation at 10 museums where kids can learn, play, and escape the summer heat.

Strong maternal lines recovered from ancient DNA samples at the Neolithic site of Çatalhöyük, along with archaeological evidence of female-centered practice, points to a socio-cultural practice of mat ...

Sarah Bond is a professor of classics at the University of Iowa and the author of Strike: Labor, Unions, and Resistance in ...

Travel guides can tell you a lot about a country. But locals often have stories and facts you won’t find anywhere else.

The watermelon has long inspired artists, such as Giuseppe Recco's Still Life With Fruit (1634-1695). The first color sketches of the red-fleshed, sweet watermelon in Europe can be found in a ...

Amazons fight Greeks on a terra-cotta lekythos (oil flask) from the fifth century B.C. Amazon battle scenes, known as Amazonomachy, were popular in ancient Greek art. Metropolitan Museum, New York ...

One of the oldest elements of a bridal ensemble, dating at least as far back as Ancient Greece, veils have largely remained a ...

With crowds flocking to Disneyland Paris, Matt Dennis and his nephew discover the comic book-themed park that leaves them ...

Work from two decades ago suggested the Nuvvuagittuq Greenstone Belt rocks could be 4.3 billion years old. New research ...

A look back at Spring Farm, the Ranney family’s historic Cape Girardeau homestead, as recounted in a 1950 article by Jo Ann ...

In the emerald heart of Sri Lanka, cradled by hills, lies Kandy-a city steeped in ancient lore and sacred traditions. Yet, ...