In 1897 most of Benin City, then the capital of an extensive kingdom, was razed by the British. Their trove of looted plaques ...

Harmony & Dissonance” at the Guggenheim Museum is a mood-lifting, masterpiece-studded show that offers an in-depth look at ...

Nov. 19, 2024 — Leveraging a unique statistical analysis and applying it to ancient DNA extracted from human skeletal remains, a team of researchers has revealed new insights into how ancient ...

In his seaside workshop on the Greek island of Lesbos, Nikos Kouvdis uses ancient techniques to create pottery pieces that ...

The cult of the followers and believers of Athena Nike has deeply ancient roots in the sacred rock of the Acropolis. There is archaeological evidence of worship of this particular Greek goddess dating ...

Archaeologists have long known that the Maya Lowlands, in the southernmost region of Mexico, harbors ancient urban settings (SN: 10/25/21). When archaeologist Luke Auld-Thomas, of Tulane ...

the exhibition The Countless Aspects of Beauty in Ancient Art opened in Beijing on Tuesday. The Greek show in China seems a perfect match, since on site, Despoina Ignatiadou, deputy director at ...

Comparisons and a complex computer-based analysis of the relationships to other fossil dolphins revealed that Romaleodelphis was probably related to the already extinct, very archaic dolphins of ...

Ancient Rome maintains a grip on pop culture ... The paint faded over time, giving sculptures their colorless appearance today. (These Greek ”masterpieces” are actually clever, legal copies.) ...

Ancient immune defense system plays an unexpected role in cancer Date: November 5, 2024 Source: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Summary: Along with defending against pathogens, the body's ...

Kenko, founded in 2019, was trying to build a subscription-based health insurance product to protect its users against hospitalisation and outdoor treatment. The company, started by Sen and Dhiraj ...

He said ancient floods destroyed most of the burials’ wooden coffins and linen wrappings. However, some items such as jewelry in women’s burials were found intact, including a finely crafted ...