Greek Reporter

Ancient Greeks Pioneered Pain Relief and Early Anesthesia

Doctors in ancient Greece pioneered anesthesia with natural remedies like mandrake, opium and henbane to ease pain during surgeries.

Scientists recover the oldest wooden tools from a site in Greece

NEW YORK -- Two artifacts found at a lake shore in Greece are the oldest wooden tools to be uncovered so far and date back ...

Shaped by ancient humans, 430,000-year-old wooden tools are the oldest ever found

Used by our early human ancestors around 430,000 years ago, the earliest known hand-held wooden tools have been uncovered by ...
Greek Reporter

How Did Ancient Greeks Spent Their Leisure Time?

While people in Ancient Athens had a remarkable work ethic, they placed equal value on leisure, seeing it as time for ...
Ancient Origins

Oldest Wooden Tools Ever Found: A 430,000-Year-Old Shock in Greece

Two unassuming pieces of wood recovered from a prehistoric lakeshore in southern Greece have become a headline-grabbing rarity - the oldest known handheld wooden tools, dated to around 430,000 years ...
Greek City Times

The Greeks Revolted Over 100 Times Before the War of Independence

Throughout nearly four centuries of Ottoman rule, Greeks launched over 120 revolts against their occupiers, starting from the 1481 Mani uprising led by Korkodeilos Kladas. Despite repeated betrayals ...