A new study published in the journal Antiquity makes the argument that temples in ancient Greece had ramps that were specifically designed to serve people with disabilities. If true, this would mean, ...

Ancient Greeks were ahead of the curve in a lot of ways—including, it seems, issues of accessibility. A new archaeological study has found that stone ramps on some ancient buildings were likely built ...

There is an ancient temple in Greece that is almost intact, standing at the top of the hill of Agoraios Colonos next to the ...

Ramps at ancient Greek healing temples provided access for people with disabilities, according to new research. If confirmed, this would be the earliest evidence of a society making architectural ...

A newly examined Greek inscription uncovered inside Homs’ Great Mosque of al-Nuri is reopening an old argument with big implications: does the mosque sit directly over the long-lost Elagabalus Temple, ...

Archaeologists working near the coastal village of Samikon have unearthed a monumental temple complex in the Western Peloponnese. Researchers believe this site was dedicated to Poseidon, the powerful ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An aerial view of an ancient temple with square rooms and stone walls. Archaeologists excavating a 2,800-year-old temple at a ...

ATHENS – Archaeologists excavating a hilltop sanctuary on the Aegean Sea island of Kythnos have discovered “countless” pottery offerings left by ancient worshippers over the centuries, Greece's ...

Archaeologists have unearthed two "exceptional" temples that are estimated to be 2,400 years old in a historic ancient city in southern Italy. According to a press release from the Italian Ministry of ...

With the famed ruins of Pompeii looming large in people’s imaginations, many of Italy’s smaller and lesser-known ancient sites often are overlooked. One such place is Paestum, a long-ago Greek colony ...