In ancient Rome, it was medicinal; swallowed for coughs or spread on aching joints. In India, Hindus have been offering Lord ...

The Odyssey is officially described as a “mythic action epic,” an adaptation of Homer’s foundational saga, one of the major ...

Chelleh Night, or Shab-e Yalda, takes place at the time of the winter solstice, around December 21, the longest night of the ...

Kanab might be the most famous “unknown” town in Utah. This little desert community has been the backdrop for hundreds of Western movies and TV shows, yet somehow remains delightfully uncrowded.

From Pagan Winter Festivals to Christian Celebrations Holidays and rituals have always been universal aspects of the human experience, almost inextricably ...

Unearth the mysteries of ancient civilizations as you journey through time in our captivating exhibit. Discover the ...

Scientists group these dragon stones into three main types: fish-shaped, hide shaped, and hybrid. Fish-shaped stones tend to appear at higher spots near mountain springs, while hide-shaped stones ...

From Nordic lullabies to Grimm’s fairytales, the wolf has always haunted the edges of human history. Even today, wolves would ...

At first, the archaeologists assumed the images came from Homer’s Iliad, the best-known account of the war. The scenes seemed ...

Archaeologists in Scotland have unearthed evidence of a “mysterious mass burial” dating back to the Bronze Age, which tells of a “horrible event." ...

Images capture the remarkable variety of petroglyphs etched into rock across a wide swathe of land, from Mongolia to the ...

Researchers at a dig site in Spain discovered tools from some of the first farmers, possibly dating back 7,000 years. The ...