An ancient Greek city in modern-day western Turkey was the setting for the finding of gold coins dating back thousands of years. Researchers led by University of Michigan archaeologist Christopher ...

Until around the middle of the third century BC, Celtic people mostly carried out their everyday transactions using a barter or payment-in-kind system. They exchanged items like grains, textiles, ...

At the end of a talk for the American Numismatic Society on using coins in the classroom, History Assistant Professor Jane Sancinito made an appeal to collectors who find fakes mixed in with real ...

Two small discs of gold, lost in a wet Swiss hollow more than 2,300 years ago, have suddenly become some of the most revealing artifacts of early Celtic Europe. Pulled from a bog in the municipality ...

The enormous aqueduct was built in the second century to carry water to the city of Corinth from a lake 50 miles away. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

In a nondescript Lombard office building, pieces of ancient Greek history were returned on Wednesday to their rightful owner. "These coins are very important to our cultural heritage," a beaming ...

A trove of rare coins was recently unearthed in Greece, officials said. Some of them were minted during ancient Olympic Games. Photo from the Greek Ministry of Culture A trove of 29 rare coins was ...