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Population of ancient Greece, Men weighing merchandise, side B of an Attic black-figure amphora. Credit: Marie-Lan Nguyen Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.5 Estimating the population of ancient Greece is a ...

As a volcanic eruption darkened the sun roughly 4,900 years ago, a Stone Age culture sacrificed hundreds of decorated stone plaques to try to coax it back. A trove of engraved stones unearthed ...

PARIS – French-Iranian author and illustrator Marjane Satrapi, best known for the graphic novels Persepolis (2000 to 2003) and the 2007 film adaptation, has refused France’s Legion d’Honneur ...

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 ...

Sogdians on an Achaemenid Persian relief from the Apadana of Persepolis, offering tributary gifts to the ... China has shed new light on the lives and heritage of the Sogdians, ancient traders who ...

French-Iranian graphic novelist, cartoonist, illustrator and film director Marjane Satrapi poses during a photo session in Paris on November 1, 2022. JOEL SAGET / AFP French-Iranian author and ...

French-Iranian author and illustrator Marjane Satrapi, best known for the book and film Persopolis, has refused the French legion d’honneur over the country’s “hypocrisy” in its dealings ...

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.