Excavations at Knossos exposed a dazzling Minoan world of palaces, ritual spectacle, and far-reaching sea connections, then a sudden age of disaster. After Thera’s eruption and island-wide turmoil, ...

According to Ancient Minoan marriage rules, first cousin marriages were nothing unusual in the particular society.

Meanwhile, in Northern Greece, the Palace of Pella—the birthplace of Alexander the Great— finally opened to the public in ...

Traces of opium found inside an ancient alabaster vase suggest drug use was common in ancient Egypt, not rare or accidental.

VLADIMIR Putin has vowed to seek revenge on those behind the killing of one of his top generals after a deadly Ukrainian ...

More than 100 years after it was first discovered, the town of Gournia is once again redefining the island's past I know a place where there are a lot of old things,” a peasant named George Perakis ...

An aerial photograph of Hala Sultan Tekke on Cyprus shows excavations of two of the city’s industrial quarters.(Courtesy Peter M. Fischer) More than 40 years ago, a Turkish sponge diver named Mehmet ...

Now at the heart of a stacked festive schedule, some of Europe’s elite will be looking to steal centre stage on Monday night. With the 2026 AFCON now officially underway and the action rolling onto ...

The shoulder is at high risk for injury during overhead sports, in particular in throwing or hitting activities, such as baseball, tennis, handball, and volleyball. In order to create a scientific ...

The Greek coastguard on Friday rescued nearly 400 would-be migrants from a fishing boat and another vessel off southern Crete ...

Lebanon said Israeli strikes near the Syrian border and in the country's south killed three people on Thursday, as Israel ...