The research, published in Frontiers in Environmental Archaeology, analyzed 939 adult skeletons from five medieval cemeteries in Denmark, dating from approximately 1050 to 1536 AD. The findings ...

The Egyptians believed that hieroglyphs offered magical protection to people in this life and the afterlife, and inscribed the signs on monuments, statues, funerary objects, and papyri.

Nigerian gospel artist Mike Abdul has waded into the heated debate surrounding body art, asserting that tattoos do not ...

From sacred rituals to daily life, explore rural Japan a century ago through National Geographic’s vivid photos.

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With a groan, he hoisted the pack over his shoulders again and trudged off road for a short distance. “This spot looks OK.” Did everyone start talking to themselves when they were alone? No wonder old ...

Ziggurats were mudbrick temples designed to bridge heaven and earth, anchoring religion, power, and architecture in the ancient Near East for thousands of years.

The oldest human remains ever found in Northern Britain have been identified as a young female three years after being discovered in a Cumbrian cave. Excavated at Heaning Wood Bone Cave in Cumbria's ...

This specific iconography of subjugation — a bound captive struck by a weapon — has deep roots in Egyptian state ideology. It parallels famous early dynastic scenes like those at Gebel Sheikh Suleiman ...

A journey through ancient calendars, astrology, and timeless traditions.

CT scans used by Keck Medicine of USC have revealed health secrets in two ancient Egyptian priests, offering insight into ...

Richmond metal titans shelve ego, tweak their iconic logo, and confront a collapsing social contract on album number ten.