A new study suggests Greek temple design reflects the form of upturned rowing ships, offering a maritime explanation for ...

Ancient Greeks were ahead of the curve in a lot of ways—including, it seems, issues of accessibility. A new archaeological study has found that stone ramps on some ancient buildings were likely built ...

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Archaeologists have uncovered two "exceptional" temples in a major ancient Greek city that changed hands several times over the centuries and whose history stretches back around 2,600 years. The ...

Ramps at ancient Greek healing temples provided access for people with disabilities, according to new research. If confirmed, this would be the earliest evidence of a society making architectural ...

South Asia was once the eastern part of the Ancient Greek world, a pivotal yet little explored part of the Greek empire and cultural sphere.

Excavations on a Greek island have revealed an ancient temple where animal sacrifices once took place. The temple lies within an ancient Greek sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Artemis located in the ...

The archaeological finds kept coming for a team of 50 researchers on the Greek island of Evia. But the kicker may have been locating 2,700-year-old altars full of precious jewels and historical ...

The hills around Vari, 10 miles southeast of Athens, are etched with the musings of bored shepherds. The more than 2,000 graffiti (and counting) feature trireme warships, speeding horses, packs of ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a “spectacular” ancient temple housing hundreds of statues dedicated to the Greek God Apollo. The site, known as the Sanctuary of Apollo, is located in a remote valley in ...

The ancient Greeks didn't construct temples just for able-bodied people; this ancient society purposefully built ramps at some of its temples — especially at healing sanctuaries — so that people with ...