Learn more about the earliest evidence of human-caused contamination from lead, found in the ancient Aegean.

Sediment cores from the Aegean Sea reveal that human-driven lead contamination began 5,200 years ago—much earlier than expected. This pollution is tied to shifts in economy and land use, culminating ...

For thousands of years, the Aegean Sea has been a crossroads of civilizations, from Bronze Age kingdoms to the cultural and military might of ancient Greece and Rome. But alongside their art, ...

The Acropolis of Athens is one of the most visited world sites, but what stood on top of it before the construction of the ...

A recent study conducted by geoscientists from Heidelberg University has uncovered the earliest known evidence of ...

In the eastern Aegean, Minoan pottery has been found in ... Despite the importance of Crete to ancient Greek civilization, archaeological study of its culture is relatively recent.

Researchers studying sediment cores recovered from mainland Greece and the Aegean Sea have found the ... considered the cradle of European civilization, throughout the Bronze Age, the Classical ...

The Aegean region gave rise to some of the earliest cultures of ancient Europe. The research team investigated when and to what extent early human activities in the region affected ecosystems both ...

Why did the Minoans have a prosperous economy? A fertile soil and abundant supplies helped to make the Minoans a prosperous civilization. These cities spread across the Aegean and beyond, using crete ...