Amid the ruins of Metropolis—now modern-day İzmir, Turkey, known in ancient Greek as Smyrna—archaeologists unearthed what appears to be a historical scrapyard. This site, loaded with disassembled ...
New research has uncovered the earliest traces of lead contamination caused by human activities, linking the development of ancient metal ... later Eli Wizevich The Greek document details a ...
The object is "a rare and exceptionally well-preserved bronze Greek helmet, possibly linked to a Spartan warrior, offering a glimpse into the artistry and craftsmanship of ancient Greece," Ivan ...
Historians have argued that similar helmets were worn by ancient warriors of many Greek city-states. The artifact going to auction is “a rare and exceptionally well-preserved bronze Greek helmet ...
Researchers believe the site may have contributed to the core ancient Greek belief that mountaintops were where the gods lived. The monumental effort required to complete this complex is only now ...
Ancient statues have also been found in trash before in other parts of Europe. In 2023, a Roman-era statuette of Venus was discovered in a trash dump in Rennes, France. That same year, ancient bronze ...