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 ...

Discover the fascinating world of Egyptian zodiac signs, their meanings, and how they connect to ancient astrology. Unveil ...

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

Athens was the cultural and intellectual center of ancient Greece, known for the first democracy, the great philosophers Socrates and Plato, the Parthenon and the monumental Phidias sculptures on the ...

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 ...