The Aegean Coast of Türkiye is packed with stunning landscapes and storied history, with ancient cities where philosophy, ...

BERGAMA, Turkey, March 13 (Reuters) - Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered traces of human excrement in a 1,900-year-old glass vial used to hold perfumes or elixirs, which ‌they believe is the ...

Researchers recently unveiled proof that Romans used a surprising ingredient in their medical treatments — and it's far from sanitary. The research focuses on a vessel that was unearthed in Pergamon, ...

ANCIENT Romans used human poo to treat common ailments, archaeologists have revealed. The grim discovery is the first direct evidence that the ancient civilisation really was keeping human faeces in ...

An interdisciplinary study combines archaeometry and philology to confirm therapeutic practices described by Galen and other classical physicians, blurring the line between cosmetics and medicine. A ...

Berlin's iconic Pergamon Museum is closed for extensive renovation work. With a wing of the museum due to reopen in 2027, here's a sneak peek at some of the treasures inside. However, some of the ...

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A couple of ancient giants are extending their American debut by two years. The 12-foot-tall Athena and “Fragmentary Colossal Head of a Youth,” both on view in Pergamon and the Hellenistic Kingdoms of ...

The German Archaeological Institute has just released detailed updated digital maps of the ancient city of Pergamon (also known as Pergamum). For the first time since 1973, the new cartography ...

During recent excavations in the ancient city of Pergamon, located in the Bergama district of Izmir, a 1400-year-old bronze cauldron from the Roman period was unearthed. The artifact was discovered in ...