One of the world's earliest city cultures, it thrived circa 2500 BCE in cities such as Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro. Its ...

Bronze Age tombs on Crete were ritually closed with crushed bones and feasting, marking a profound shift in Minoan burial ...

The sight of octopuses hanging out in the sun is a common feature on all Greek islands during the summer. But what is the ...

The Mycenaean civilization was the first advanced culture of mainland Greece, shaping the foundations of Greek identity, myth ...

A Classics researcher at the University of Cincinnati is using today's technology to learn more about the mass production and ...

For almost three decades, ceramicist, Nabahat Lotia, has been on a restless mission to highlight local pottery’s fast-fading history and craftsmanship...from Lahore to Thatta and beyond.

Researchers have determined that a mysterious jawbone discovered on the seafloor off the coast of Taiwan was Denisovan, proving that the archaic humans were distributed widely over Asia.

a) Partially reconstructed stone and pottery vessels; b) fragments of straight-sided cups; c) carinated cups; d) bowls with relief decoration; e) cooking vessels and dishes ...

Moorcroft Pottery in Stoke-on-Trent is to close after more than 100 years of producing fine art for worldwide audiences. The company in Burslem announced on its website today (April 30th ...

Members of Picuris Pueblo, an Indigenous American tribe based near Taos, New Mexico, knew they were connected to ancient settlements at Chaco Canyon, 275 kilometres to the west. Picuris oral ...

Calls for more support for the ceramics industry have been renewed after a third pottery firm collapsed in as many months. Burslem-based Moorcroft has today announced that it is being placed into ...

Archaeologists recently announced the discovery of over 100 buried horses dating back to ancient Rome – but the skeletons weren't found in Italy. The excavation took place at Bad Cannstatt ...