Eric Shimelonis plays a kemenche: a stringed instrument which experts believe is derived from the ancient Greek lyre. (image courtesy of Rebecca Sheir) Kemenche (kemençe in Turkish, کمانچه ...

The Lyrid meteor has peaked in late April for thousands of years. It begins in little bursts on the eve of April 16 and peaks in visibility next week. The dazzling display will peak on April 21 and ...

(Modern experiments have proven that dolphins are attracted to the high-pitched frequencies of several musical instruments ... singing voice.) The ancient Greek historian Herodotus tells the myth of ...

Much like similar derogatory titles “siren” and “fury”, the term “harpy” is derived from a group of monstrous female figures from ancient Greek and Roman mythology. In Greek and Roman ...

An entire ancient Egyptian settlement from the New Kingdom, also known as the Golden Age of Egypt, surfaced from beneath Greek ruins at the site of Kom el-Nugus near Alexandria Among the artifacts ...

Thucydides fought in the Peloponnesian War on the Athenian side. His world was steeped in the sensibilities of Greek tragedy, and his historical narrative carries that imprint throughout.

The lecture hall was discovered during excavations at Agrigento, the site of the largest ancient Greek settlement in Sicily. Photo by Thomas Lappi and Monika Trümper, FU Berlin, Institute of ...

After a century-long wait, an excavation has finally revealed the only ancient theatre on Greece's Ionian Islands. Ancient Lefkada’s theatre was first discovered in 1901, but it took until now ...

Through discussions, solo performances, and a duet, the two musicians celebrated the long-standing traditions of the two ancient musical instruments and their deep cultural connection.