Amassed by an obsessive connoisseur dubbed ‘The Traveller’, it is the most valuable collection of its kind to be sold at ...

Scientists in France may be hot on the trail of a long-lost canal that the Romans built over two millennia ago while battling ...

Coins are more than just economic tools, they are relics that tell the story of civilizations. Among many civilizations, ...

In addition to filling its new store with art pieces, the jewelry house has pledged 900,000 euros to support the city’s Museo ...

In southern Greece, a monumental ancient tomb was discovered to have been used as a burial site for centuries before […] ...

Greek authorities arrested 23 individuals in Northern Greece, alleged to be part of three antiquities smuggling rings.

The Bank of Hindostan, General Bank of Bengal and Bengal Bank became the first banks in India to issue paper currency in the ...

The most valuable SA coins are produced by the Numismatic Division of the South African Mint. Most of them are made of gold, silver, or a combination of both. The most common ones in the valuable old ...

Archaeologists in Corinth have unearthed a Hellenistic-era funerary structure, resembling Macedonian tombs, during the “Ancient Tenea” program, revealing a possible healing cult with artifacts like a ...

In 2018, a team of Greek archaeologists led by Eleni Korka made a remarkable discovery: the remains of ancient Tenea, previously thought to be a mythical city. The first excavations revealed a vast ...

For example, the Proto-Cuneiform script of ancient Mesopotamia, written on clay tablets, kept a record of accounts. In ancient Crete of present-day Greece, writing was used (ca 1900-1800 BCE) to keep ...