Many of the oldest inhabited cities in Greece are still standing against all odds. They have survived to this day to tell the ...

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Factors such as the definition of “Greek” and the inclusion of slaves and non-citizens in population counts can significantly impact estimates. For example, the ancient Greek population during the ...

While the US continues to debate gun ownership, there are lessons to be learned from countries that have already gone down this path. With varying degrees of success, some nations, like Australia ...

Simply sign up to the Chinese economy myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. China is expected to release economic data on Friday showing the world’s second-largest economy expanded at ...

An examination of ancient DNA recovered from 57 graves in Dorset in southwest England shows that two-thirds of the individuals were descended from a single maternal lineage. The cemetery was used ...

Charred by the flames of a funeral pyre, the Derveni Papyrus has proved to be a fascinating—and confounding—artifact Teresa Nowakowski Daily Correspondent The Derveni Papyrus, named for the ...

New discoveries by a UCF researcher and her team at the ancient Mesopotamian site of Kurd Qaburstan, including clay tablets with ancient cuneiform writing, a game board and large structural ...

Here’s how it works. An ancient and enigmatic stone circle in the Middle East may not be a prehistoric astronomical observatory after all, according to a new study of satellite images.

The targets are now citizens who are considered a threat to the incumbent government’s survival. Fifteen years ago the country tried to chart a new course with a new constitution. One of its ...

But using ice cores and other ancient data points allows scientists to peer much deeper into the past, and establish that the climate today is likely warmer than it has been in 120,000 years.