One aspect of modern May Day celebrations is the preparation of a flower wreath from wild flowers against a background of ...

It was previously believed that the Levantine DNA of the Phoenicians spread as far as their famous alphabet, which influenced ...

The legacy of Greek democracy—reflected in history, mythology, theater, and even the Olympic Games—offers timeless lessons ...

To Ringbauer’s surprise, people from Mediterranean outposts of Phoenician culture—also known as Punic people—shared no ...

There has been a long debate about wine-drinking in Troy, but new research shows how common the alcoholic drink was.

Many of our practices and behaviours go back four thousand years. For example, the Danish archaeologists found evidence that ...

The inhabitants of Carthage were long thought to have derived from Levantine Phoenicians. But an eight-year study suggests ...

In antiquity and now, inconsistency and illogicality lie at the heart of the human effort to imagine what happens when we’re ...

The Punic people had almost no genetic ties to Phoenicians, even though the latter founded the great city of Carthage.

Ancient Greece is traditionally remembered for its philosophy, mythology, and great buildings—but there's a lesser-known side ...

Spiders, parchment, bone and complex math were among the methods ancient cultures used. What drives this need? Who are the soothsayers in our midst today?