The issue of who was considered Greek during the era of ancient Greece has been a matter of broad scholarly debate for ...

Almost 38 years ago, playwright and Miami native Sandra Riley took a job teaching and directing drama at a U.S. Army base in Japan. Immersed in the history and culture of a strange new land, she ...

The Dionysian fresco, dubbed the "house of Thiasos" by archaeologists, was unearthed from a banquet hall amid excavations to Insula 10 Regio IX in Pompeii. (all images courtesy Parco Archeologico di ...

PORTO NOVO, Benin (AP) — A traditional mask festival in Porto Novo, Benin, showcases the country’s unique face masks and full-body costumes, that are tied to ancient customs and traditions. Once ...

Archaeologists have long known that complex societies can unravel with startling speed, but a growing body of evidence suggests at least one ancient culture reached a level of sophistication that ...

A graduate student at Oakland University is keeping an ancient language and heritage alive in the 21st Century. The Chaldean Language Workshop, a class founded by Stephen Hannawi, started meeting ...