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Study firms up date of famous ancient shipwreck off Cyprus
WHTC 1450 Holland· 3 hours agoBy Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When scientists in the 1960s excavated the wreck of an ancient Greek merchant ship off the northern coast of Cyprus ...
'Exceptional' discovery reveals more than 30 ancient Egyptian tombs built into hillside
LiveScience· 18 hours agoArchaeologists have unearthed more than 30 ancient Egyptian tombs that cover an entire hill in...
Palestine and the archeobotany of occupation: Ancient fruit in the mouth of a hungry god
Salon via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoThese discoveries illuminate the long and rich relationship between the ancient Philistines and...
Tyrian purple: The history behind a highly valued, ancient color | CNN
CNN.com· 24 hours agoThe ancient Greeks and then the Romans revered the royal color, produced from Mediterranean sea...
The Real Treasure Was Not Gold: Surprise Discovery Reveals Secrets of Ancient Greek Shipwreck
SciTechDaily· 5 hours agoCornell researchers have refined the estimated sinking period of the Kyrenia shipwreck to between...
Aphrodite signified more than beauty – five other realms in which the Greek goddess also reigned
The Conversation· 6 days agoFor the ancient Greeks, Aphrodite was about so much more than love and beauty. Aphrodite had many epithets (descriptive terms accompanying, or used in place of, a name) that ...
Contrary To Popular Claims, Mythical Griffins Were Not Inspired By Dinosaur Fossils
IFLScience· 6 days agoAccording to a popular and widespread belief, the mythical griffin – that eagle-faced, winged lion...
The Ancient Origins Of Split Pea Soup
Tasting Table via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe legume made it to Europe via trade routes and stuck around, becoming incorporated in cuisines across the region. It's estimated that the practice of...
A Buried Ancient Egyptian Port Reveals the Hidden Connections Between Distant Civilizations
Smithsonian Magazine· 1 day agoOn a sunny morning this past January, Ingo Strauch, an expert inancient Indian history, crouches in...
The mythical griffin was not inspired by a horned dinosaur, study concludes
Ars Technica· 2 days agoThe gryphon, or griffin, is a legendary creature dating back to classical antiquity, sporting the...