This (intense) seven-day itinerary shows how to experience the region to the fullest. Compact geography keeps everything within reach, whether you’re heading to a historic town, a beach, or a harbor.

Ancient Greek mercenaries under Xenophon clashed with mountain tribes linked to the ancestors of the Kurds in 401 BC.

Further south, in the Don River basin, the menu changed. There, the “chefs” were obsessed with seeds. The foodcrusts were packed with wild grasses and wild legumes, like clover, all cooked together ...

A new study of ancient pottery adds to evidence that hunter-gatherers in Europe ate more than meat and developed early elements of cuisine.

Sometimes the most unbelievable places are the ones hiding in the most unexpected locations, and Onyx Cave in Cave City, Kentucky is proof that you don’t need to travel to distant continents to find ...

The Minoans’ obsession with solar eclipses led to the creation of remarkable hilltop observatories and potentially the first ...

Bob Briggs has been flintknapping for years, but his hobby dates back to the early days of humanity. Flintknapping is an ancient skill where craftsmen turn stones into sharp arrowheads, and thanks to ...

In 1996, after gaining permission from the Greek government, Hale and De Boer made their first expedition to Delphi. They ...

You wouldn't swipe a historic relic while sightseeing, would you? Here are four cases of people who did, then made amends upon realizing their wrongdoing.

During their excavation work, archaeologists discovered an oval stone measuring roughly 8.3 by 5.7 inches in diameter and ...

A smooth, white stone dating from the Roman era and unearthed in the Netherlands has long baffled researchers.