Ancient Greece
Ancient Scrolls Blackened by Vesuvius Are Readable at Last
X-ray scans can just tease out letters on the warped documents from a library at Herculaneum
Mysterious Antikythera Mechanism Is Even Older Than We Thought
This ancient astronomical calculator is now dated to 205 B.C. and is 1,000 years more advanced than anything else found from that time
The Newest Fashion for Archaeologists: Wearable Submarines That Allow Them to Explore Shipwrecks
The device looks like an astronauts spacesuit and will allow researchers an unprecedented amount of time on the seafloor
Ten Ancient Stories and the Geological Events That May Have Inspired Them
If you dig deep enough, say scientists, you can find some truth to legends and creation stories
The Amazon Women: Is There Any Truth Behind the Myth?
Strong and brave, the Amazons were a force to be reckoned with in Greek mythology—but did the fierce female warriors really exist?
The Secrets of Sherlock’s Mind Palace
The BBC/Masterpiece sleuth employs a memory technique invented by the ancient Greeks
We Might Soon Know What Ancient Greek Music Actually Sounded Like
Music has been with humans for a very, very long time. But as time marches on, history can lose the records of what that music sounded like
True Colors
Archaeologist Vinzenz Brinkmann insists his eye-popping reproductions of ancient Greek sculptures are right on target
Unlocking Mysteries of the Parthenon
Restoration of the 2,500-year-old temple is yielding new insights into the engineering feats of the golden age's master builders
A Glimpse of Old Pompeii
Preserved under the volcanic ash from Mount Vesuvius are the everyday goings-on of ancient Roman life
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