From the location of the “place of skulls” to ancient Jewish burial rites, here’s what archaeologists do—and don’t—know about ...

In Greek mythology, Daedalus was commissioned by King Minos to build the labyrinth to imprison the Minotaur, a terrible beast ...

Legends of Crete with 172 ancient artifacts originating from the Heraklion Archaeological Museum in Greece and 13 from the ...

When you stand in this place, you feel the energy and the beauty of the view, which motivates you to do something for the planet.” ...

Dates: 3100 B.C. to 30 B.C. Writing: Hieroglyphics, a writing system that uses pictures; hieratic, a quicker type of "cursive"; and demotic, a written short-form script Ancient Egypt's gods ...

Families were invited to the school to see an exhibition of the children’s artwork and pupils talked to the parents about how the art was created ... Minotaur, Daedalus and Icarus and also ...

Science news this week includes "cosmic tornadoes" and surprises from ancient Egypt. (Image credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI/Tombos Archaeological Project) Jump to: ...

In a landmark announcement for Greece’s technological future, Digital Governance Minister Dimitris Papastergiou revealed on Wednesday the launch of construction for the country’s cutting-edge ...

Greece is entering the supercomputing race with the launch of its state-of-the-art Daedalus ... Notably, in Greek mythology, Daedalus was a craftsman and artist, who had two sons: Icarus and Iapyx.

Deep inside a labyrinthine cave in southwestern France, ancient humans who lived around 30,000 years ago carved horses, mammoths and rhinoceros into the walls, a fabulous prehistoric menagerie that ...

Most modern structures are built to last 50 years or so, but ingenious ancient engineering has kept this watery city afloat for more than 1,600 years – using only wood. As any local knows ...

In the 900 years between those notable moments, Ancient Greek culture shaped contemporary poetry, democracy, philosophy, art, theater, and language. Take Greek mythology, for example: those ...