After thousands of years in the afterlife you might expect to stink like a moldy old scrotum, but as it turns out, ancient ...

The study is the first time that the smells of mummified bodies have been systematically analyzed. The post New research reveals what Ancient Egyptian mummies smell like appeared first on Talker.

Mastic gum is extracted from the stem and leaves of the Pistacia lentiscus tree. Traditionally, the gum is used as a food ingredient in Greece and other Mediterranean countries. One of the first ...

Although some movies and media depict ancient people as unclean, that’s not entirely accurate. The ancients had hygiene ...

WASHINGTON — Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy, western philosophy — and, it turns out, lead pollution. Researchers studying sediment cores recovered from mainland ...

Researchers studying sediment cores recovered from mainland Greece and the Aegean Sea have found the oldest known evidence of lead pollution in the environment dating to around 5,200 years ago ...

even reflecting historical events such as the conquest of Greece by the Romans. The Aegean region gave rise to some of the earliest cultures of ancient Europe. The research team investigated when ...

This unique degree programme offers training in an unparalleled range of ancient languages and their associated history, culture and textual traditions. Students study Hebrew and either Greek or Latin ...

The wait is nearly over—IU and Park Bo Gum’s new drama “When Life Gives You Tangerines” will premiere soon! “When Life Gives You Tangerines” will tell the adventurous life stories of ...

Discoveries of ancient artifacts are relatively common in Greece, often unearthed during construction projects. A headless statue believed to be 2,000 years old has been found inside a black ...

The statue has been transferred to local antiquities authorities for preservation and further examination by archaeologists. Police have launched an investigation to determine who discarded the ...