Ancient Greece’s most famous oracle was just high on gas fumes

In 1996, after gaining permission from the Greek government, Hale and De Boer made their first expedition to Delphi. They ...
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How to Age Well, According to Ancient Greek And Roman Doctors

Ancient doctors were interested in what people who lived long lives were doing every day and how this might have helped. The ...

Ancient Greek priestesses may have turned ergot fungus into a psychedelic brew during the Eleusinian Mysteries

The Eleusinian Mysteries were secret religious rites in ancient Greece honoring the goddess Demeter and her daughter ...
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Ancient Greek mystery cult priestesses may have chemically tweaked fungus to induce psychedelic hallucinations

Ancient followers of the Eleusinian Mysteries may have used a highly toxic fungus to create psychedelic hallucinations during ...
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Ancient Greeks built a 'first computer' that still stumps us

More than 2,000 years ago, Greek artisans built a compact machine of interlocking gears that could track the heavens with a precision that still unsettles modern engineers. The corroded fragments of ...
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Scientists Decode Golden Ratio of Ancient Greek Riace Bronze Statues

One of the famous ancient Greek Riace Bronzes was found to have had its teeth designed following the mathematical value of ...
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Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says

Researchers have known for many years that there was more to ancient Greek and Roman statues than the plain white marble you typically see in museums. A few years ago, museum visitors in New York City ...