Archaeologists in Crete have uncovered a 3,800-year-old Minoan ritual of demolishing tombs and a communal feast.

The bones of butchered and cooked animals have been found in the most high-status graves. Some hold the skulls of wild sheep, ...

The discovery included a small amphora, an ancient Greek vessel sometimes used in funeral rituals. Photo from the 123rd Territorial Defense Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Soldiers building ...

a group of northern “barbarians” who lived on the periphery of ancient Greece and Rome. The rare artifact is the second Illyrian helmet found at a specific burial site, and its state of ...

The positioning of the bodies, entwined with fragments of grindstones, suggests a deliberate and forceful placement within the burial ... the complex rituals and beliefs of ancient European ...