was detained in Athens by police officers tasked with combating antiquities trafficking, the agency said Friday. Officers who ...

A foreign national was arrested in Athens, Greece on charges of orchestrating online auctions to sell ancient Greek artifacts.

The Greeks were famous for their clay pots. Potters in the city states of Corinth and Athens made beautiful pottery. They used a watery clay mixture to make patterns on the clay before it was hard.

and before long Athens was producing enough olives to become an export economy. In turn this produced a massive boost to crafts, especially pottery, which was used to transport the harvest.

But since no documents are available, historians have only been able to work with a timeline that uses pottery styles from Athens as its basis. It is believed that the iron ages started in 1025 ...

The Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens offers a rich collection of work ... the museum has on display a superb selection of pottery, tools and other everyday objects that speak to the skill and ...

was detained in Athens by police officers tasked with combating antiquities trafficking, the agency said Friday. Officers who searched her home seized multiple ancient relics including pottery ...