British archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans purchased some ancient stones with mysterious inscriptions on them at a flea market in ...

The Oldest Known Rune Stone Fragments Found in Burial Sites, Hints at Germanic Ritual Practices Archaeologists discovered ...

Valentine’s Day is more than romance; it celebrates love in all forms. Its history blends ancient and Christian traditions, ...

If not for the work of two scholars, Alice Kober and Michael Ventris, the ancient Greek script Linear B would likely still be a mystery.

The sweat of ancient Greek and Roman athletes was a prized commodity believed to confer special health benefits.

In her work, Niki Saint Phalle repeatedly referenced a personal and mythical bestiary that she brought to life in colorful ...

New genetic evidence traces the roots of English, Sanskrit, and hundreds of other languages to a group of hunter-gatherers in ...

This unique degree programme offers training in an unparalleled range of ancient languages and their associated history, culture and textual traditions. Students study Hebrew and either Greek or Latin ...

Some ancient organisms can benefit humans by helping us understand ageing or even providing anti-ageing or anti-cancer compounds. Ancient trees benefit us by capturing and storing carbon.

Early evidence of symbolic thinking includes ancient cave art ... step in language development was the invention of writing. Around 3100 BCE, humans began using written symbols to document ...

The Pamukkale travertines are limestone slopes and thermal water pools that have attracted visitors since before the days of Ancient Greece ... over millennia to form a white limestone crust.

But the citrus genus has a surprising history, popping up everywhere from ancient Rome and the Renaissance to naval exploration and Casanova's famed romantic trysts. The history of citrus dates ...