E urope’s first reserve currency was the tetradrachm, upon which was inscribed an owl. The symbol of wisdom was intended to ...

The cleverly-designed collector coin " Cabbage " was announced Latvia's Coin of the Year 2024 in the annual public survey. The coin highlights the deep symbolism of cabbage – it is associated with ...

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Over 120 years ago, sponge divers off the coast of the Greek island Antikythera unearthed one of the most enigmatic ...

Nick Angeloff, an archaeologist at Cal Poly Humboldt, has called the developments at Gradishte a once-in-a-lifetime discovery ...

Good Night, and Good Luck, the play about Edward R. Murrow written by George Clooney and Grant Heslov adapted from their 2005 ...

Hundreds of once-missing artifacts, hunted down over decades by a special Italian police unit, have been unveiled for the ...

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A corruption scandal rocking Rhodes has taken a new turn as Greece’s Anti-Money Laundering Authority exposed €500,000 in ...

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The island of Santorini is about to welcome a major cultural event that shines a light on the powerful, untold stories of ...