Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Gortyna on the Greek island of Crete have made an unusual discovery: a life-size statue depicting a pig. The rare find, uncovered during July and August ...

Archaeologists in Crete unearthed an animal statue in Gortyna, revealing details about ancient Greek art and urban life.

An interdisciplinary team of archaeologists and topographers from the University of Rome “La Sapienza,” in close ...

According to a report in La Brújula Verde, the base of a sculpture that included a pig or boar was uncovered in central Crete, at the site of the powerful Bronze Age city-state of Gortyna.

Tourists and residents on the Greek island of Crete have been forced to evacuate due to fast-moving wildfires. The flames, whipped by gale-force winds, burned through the night and into Thursday, ...

ATHENS (Reuters) -Gale force wind gusts complicated efforts on Friday to contain wildfires on Crete that have razed forests and olive groves and forced thousands of residents and tourists to evacuate.

Firefighters are battling a wildfire on the south coast of Crete which has prompted the evacuation of hotels and homes. Residents have called the fire, which caused three evacuation orders outside the ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Firefighters were struggling Thursday to bring a major wildfire on Greece’s southern island of Crete under control, hampered by gale force winds whipping up the flames. Thousands ...

LAVRIO, Greece (AP) — More than 500 migrants arrived at the port of Lavrio near Athens on Thursday after being intercepted south of the island of Crete, as Greece implements emergency measures to ...