In Evropos, a village in northern Greece, Danis Koumartzis is continuing a family tradition focused on making replicas of ancient Greek musical instruments based on old images on frescoes and vases ...

Hallucinogens were found in an ancient Egyptian mug, confirming their use in fertility rituals linked to the god Bes. A professor from the University of South Florida has discovered the first physical ...

Fifth-generation pottery maker Andreas Makaris is one of the most sought after artists for ceramics on Santorini Island in ...

Scientists have discovered traces of hallucinogens in a small vessel depicting an Egyptian deity that may have been used in ...

One of the earliest writing systems in the world may have been influenced by symbols engraved on ancient “cylinder seals.” ...

This not only includes the extremely collectable earlier pieces - as important in the context of the Arts and Crafts market as a De Morgan vase or a Morris textile ... period are perhaps undervalued ...

The Dongba symbols are an ancient system of pictographic glyphs created by the founder of the Bön religious tradition of Tibet and used by the Naxi people in southern China. Historical records show ...

Isocrates was one of the greatest ancient Greek orators of classical antiquity, and the first to advocate for the unification of all Greek city-states under a single leadership. His involvement in ...

The Semaphore Greek Festival returns to Semaphore Foreshore on January 18-19, 2025, celebrating its 44th year with the theme ‘Όλοι Μαζί’ (‘It Takes a Village’). This event invites everyone to ...