Archaeologists have discovered that Greeks, Italians, and Phoenicians coexisted on the Mediterranean island of Ischia, Italy.

A recent study published in the journal iScience highlights the fundamental role of the island of Ischia in shaping cultural interactions in the western Mediterranean during the 8th century BCE.

From historical sources and archaeological evidence, we can infer international trade links, from the 8th century BCE. The southwest monsoons carried in the sailing ships across the oceans from the ...

Earliest records show a spoon shaped compass made of lodestone or magnetite ore, referred to as a "South-pointer" dating back to sometime during the Han Dynasty (2nd century BCE to 2nd century ...

From the 8th century BCE, travelling Greeks in search of opportunity founded hundreds of colonies around the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. One of the earliest and most prosperous was Apollonia ...