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What technology could change the way we learn about shipwrecks 05:06. A new survey of an iconic ancient shipwreck off the coast of Greece has revealed new treasures — and the remains of a second ...

Archaeologists in Greece have located the remains of a lost city believed to have been settled by captives from the Trojan War. In a statement released Tuesday Greece’s Culture Ministry said ...

Citing Greece’s Ministry of Culture, ANA-MPA reports that the room was discovered during excavations at the Zominthos palace. The ancient palace complex on Crete’s Mount Psiloritis, also known ...

An ancient site at the newly built Agias Sofias metro station ahead of its Nov. 30 official opening, in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, on Friday, part of the city’s long-delayed subway system ...

On average, there are about 310 seismic events per year in Greece. In ancient times, the god of the sea, Poseidon, was also dubbed 'The Earth Shaker', and considered responsible for earthquakes.

Paul Cartledge, in “Thebes: The Forgotten City of Ancient Greece,” puts the city back on the cultural map, and makes a case for the Theban general Epaminondas as the Nelson of his day ...

Ancient Greece’s biggest port is older than we thought New archaeological discoveries add 500 years to the history of this storied harbor. By J. Besl/Hakai Magazine ...