Millions of years ago, the Mediterranean Sea was transformed into a vast, desolate salt desert, its waters evaporating at an ...

This photo released by Israel's Antiques Authority (IAA) on June 20, 2024 shows Jacob Sharvit, left, and Dr. Karnit Bahartan, right, with the ancient jars that were carried on the world's oldest ...

Imagine the Mediterranean Sea completely drained, with vast salt flats stretching as far as the eye can see, dotted by scattered ultra-salty lakes, similar to Death Valley but covering an area ...

Because few rivers flow into the Mediterranean, the sea is considered nutrient-starved and described as containing little phytoplanktonic life—oligotrophic in scientific parlance.

A 3,300-year-old ship has been discovered at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea, making it one of the oldest shipwrecks ever discovered and rewriting our understanding of sailing in the ancient ...

The oldest shipwreck to be found in deep water was discovered in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Israel, marine archaeologists announced this week. The 3,300-year-old shipwreck contained ...

Historians have long wondered how ancient mariners sailed against summer winds in the Mediterranean. This ambitious study provides an answer.

The Sea Peoples, a confederation of tribes whose origins remain undetermined, rampaged across the eastern Mediterranean in the 13th and 12th centuries B.C. AKG/ALBUM/FRANÇOIS GUÉNET ...

This photo released by Israel's Antiques Authority (IAA) on June 20, 2024 shows Jacob Sharvit, left, and Dr. Karnit Bahartan, right, with the ancient jars that were carried on the world's oldest ...