The Department of Classical Studies is fortunate to have a small collection of replica Greek ... Pottery has been called "the curse of archaeology" because it is virtually indestructible and on most ...

Remains of an Ancient Greek girl buried wearing a ceramic wreath startle many. Was she a child bride? Did she know a ...

Learn about everyday life in ancient Greece. What did the ancient Greek ... What was Greek art and entertainment like? Learn about Greek theatre, pottery and festivals. What did the ancient ...

The interplay of image and word had long been ubiquitous in the culture of ancient Greece. But there are very few places where the two come so close together as in the painted inscriptions on Greek ...

Big and beautiful Lesbos, or Lesvos, it is the third largest Greek island and the birthplace of ancient Greek poet Sappho.

Suntans weren't cool in ancient Greece, so women put white lead ... We know about some Greek toys from pictures on pottery vases and artefacts found by archaeologists. Children played with small ...

The Roman-era Antikythera shipwreck was originally discovered in the Aegean Sea by sponge divers over a century ago.

The Antikythera shipwreck dates back to the 1st century BC and was originally discovered in the Aegean Sea by sponge divers ...

The Antikythera mechanism, found in a 1st century B.C. shipwreck, is considered to be the world's oldest analog computer.

But to archaeologists in Greece ... unearthed eight pottery fragments with purple pigment, the study said. They quickly recognized the color as a “rarely” preserved ancient dye.

The Roman-era ship has yielded a wealth of artifacts over the years, including bronze and marble statues, human remains, and ...

During an expedition spanning from May 17 until June 20 of this year, marine archaeologists working with the Swiss ...