A prize offered by an Indian state leader is intended to shed light on a Bronze Age civilization — and settle a cultural battle.

Ancient Greek vase painting is fascinating, fun, and with few tricks, easy to enjoy. The unique paintings on ancient Greek pottery are like letters from the past. They allow us to learn from the past ...

Journey into prehistory as the article explores seven monstrous serpents that once ruled land and sea. From the colossal ...

St. Brigid's Day, celebrated on February 1st, honors both the Christian saint and the ancient Celtic goddess Brigid. It marks ...

Much like cats, crocodiles, and lions, the hippopotamus was a revered animal in ancient Egyptian culture, as it represents ...

Located on the southern end of the Danish island of Bornholm, these stones are flat pieces of shale featuring intricately ...

The styles of ancient Greek pottery and the strange effigies of the Olympic god Hermes which were used in ways few moderns ...

A new exhibition in Athens uses art and antiquities from the Cyclades islands to reveal the experiences of ancient Greek ...

The ancient universities of India were intellectual powerhouses that attracted scholars from distant lands interested in studying mathematics and astronomy as well as philosophy and medicine.

These early farmers depended on sunlight for crop growth, making any prolonged solar obscurity terrifying. The sunstones, likely symbols of fertility and cosmic power, appear to have been sacrificial ...

A "remarkable" sculpture that was lost for half a century has been rediscovered in a headmaster's office in Dorset. Single Form by Dame Barbara Hepworth was identified during an inventory of ...

At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, ...