Europe is bursting with islands (the Mediterranean is said to have over 10,000 alone), so we're spoilt for choice.

Ancient Greek vases have revealed the hidden names of Amazons, mythology's warrior women, in a report deciphering ancient languages unspoken for millennia. In the forthcoming study of pottery ...

Stay awake all night, and you’ll find that euphoria hits you with the dawn. It was with a similar euphoria to the one Fiona ...

Swiss archaeologists recently announced the discovery of an Ancient Roman building after a pedestrian alerted authorities to ...

When we visited King Tut’s tomb in the Valley of the Kings, we were in the midst of a guided Abercrombie & Kent tour of Egypt ...

Locals are turning this natural wonder into a world-class climbing destination. Ancient granite, dramatic cliffs, and breathtaking views are available here. White House dismisses scores of ...

The latest ancient Greek archaeological find to cause a stir is a Hellenistic marble workshop, discovered during a dig on Paros, part of the Cyclades island group in the Aegean Sea. You might not ...

At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, ...

The vibrant period of Ancient Greek civilization from 1200 BCE to 323 BCE gave us exceptional achievements that we continue to benefit from today. It was a long stretch of time that spanned from ...

French soldiers, tasked with fortifying a small outpost, unearthed a large slab of black granite—what would later be known as the Rosetta Stone. Lieutenant Pierre-François Bouchard quickly recognised ...

“Among the fortification works … carried out on the old Rashid fort (now called Fort Julien) on the left bank of the Nile … a beautiful black granite stone, of fine grain and hard as a ... scholars of ...