Whereas Christmas marks the birth of Jesus, Hanukkah, which was celebrated for centuries before Jesus was born, commemorates ...

A recet video by the British Museum described how its cuneiform instructions could be followed to find the resting place of ...

The world's oldest map guides travelers to 'Noah's Ark' that is believed to be on a mountain in Turkey. The 3,000-year-old ...

Jews see themselves as custodians of the land. A major part of the Jewish project is environmental restoration: making the ...

The hamsa, a depiction of a human hand, often with a central eye motif, is a protective symbol meant to ward off evil.

A fresco featuring the bright blue paint of the newly opened room; a scanning electron image of an ancient Roman concrete sample with lime clast, highlighted in red; Dr. Masic inspecting the ...

Originally celebrated among ancient Celts in Ireland, Wales, and Scotland over 2,000 years ago, the celebration was a time of elation and revelry when the veil between the living and the dead was ...

An ancient slab of seafloor that was around when Earth’s earliest known dinosaurs emerged has been discovered beneath the Pacific Ocean, where it has seemingly hovered in a sort of mid-dive for ...

One of the most widely spoken Indigenous languages in this country is now available through Google’s translation service, the first time the tech giant has included a First Nations, Métis or ...

Ancient Apocalypse originally arrived on Netflix in 2022 - but faced heavy criticism. It has been accused of “lacking in evidence” over its jaw-dropping claims. Presented by Graham Hancock ...

It's not clear why ancient humans and other animals in this group lived in this seemingly harsh climate rather than explore more hospitable places. But they seemed able to tolerate the ice age ...