The pair of stunning gold cups, called the “Vapheio Cups,” are considered masterpieces of ancient Greek art. The expertly crafted gold objects were found at the Vapheio tholos tomb in Lakonia, Greece ...

The Heraklion Archaeological Museum is a must-see in Crete — and all of Greece, even — for its extensive collection of Minoan art. Highlights include a mini-statue of a Snake Goddess and the ...

Plato described a legendary war between Atlantis and the Greeks. However, is there any evidence that this war really happened ...

Old Fired Clay Disk Inscribed With Symbols From Crete Continues to Baffle Archeologists, Never Been Able to Decipher Phaistos ...

Around 6,000 years ago, a group known as the Cucuteni–Trypillia culture developed egalitarian settlements north of the Black ...

Archaeologists Discover Dismembered Skull of a Little Girl, Reveal Unusual Sacrifice to Appease Gods During a lecture at the ...

From the culinary specialties of Tasmania to the plethora of wildlife in the Seychelles, islands far and wide are home to a ...

From the culinary specialities of Tasmania to the plethora of wildlife in the Seychelles, islands far and wide are home to a ...

A labyrinth of massive columns and beautiful frescoes, the Palace of Knossos is a testament to the sophistication of the Minoan civilization ... Archaeological Museum. If you're in Rethymno ...

A spectacular xxhibition at the Museum of Cycladic Art brings to light Untold Stories of Women from antiquity to the 19th century ...

Heraklion From its yacht-decorated Venetian harbour to its lofty walled bastions, Crete’s capital rewards wanderers, and the ...

Among the remarkable finds were human teeth embedded in a copper mass and a marble head, likely of Heracles, possibly complementing a headless statue housed in the National Archaeological Museum. Gate ...