Mosaics, tablets, a mass grave, and new lighting for the Roman Forum
During the summer months, archaeologists and other classical researchers studying the Mediterranean region leave their ivory towers and...
“No more than 8,000 guests”—Dubrovnik mayor seeks to limit tourist numbers
The Old City of Dubrovnik is one of the most beautiful cities on earth, situated on the Dalmatian Coast of Croatia hugging the Adriatic...
"The last bastion of Catalan in Italy"
The Catalan people of northern Spain (extending partially across the border with France) developed their cultural and ethnic identity...
There is fungus among us - in Croatia
White truffles are considered a delicacy in cuisines across much of the Mediterranean. Essentially a fungus often found around the roots...
Antikythera shipwreck yields human remains
This Roman-era shipwreck was discovered by divers off the Greek island of Antikythera in 1900. Since then, numerous expeditions have...
Read like an Egyptian
Unlike ancient Greek and Roman literature, much of which has been extensively translated into various modern languages, the writings of...
The flooding of Hasankeyf
A massive dam project begun in the 1950s is now reaching completion, and the subsequent filling of the reservoir created by the dam...
The clock tower of Amatrice
Still standing after the most recent and devastating earthquake, the clock tower of Amatrice, Italy, is in stark contrast to the...
Five towns on the Italian Riviera, linked by a hiking trail
The Cinque Terre is a stunning World Heritage site stretched along the coast of the Italian Rivierra. Linked by train and by road, the...
“Bright purples, golds, pinks, reds, and blues”
Our modern day view of ancient Greece is somewhat colored (as it were) by the lack of color. But the austerity of the all-white marble...