Archaeologists working at the El Cano site in central Panama have documented elite burials dating to roughly 1,000 years ago that include gold artifacts and multiple sets of human remains interpreted ...

Images conjured by the mention of beer tend to be male-centered, but that wasn't the case for many centuries. This is the ...

Ancient Greek geographer Pausanias wrote that Lycosura in Arcadia is the oldest city in the world and "the first that the sun beheld." ...

Archaeologists have opened a tomb that remained sealed for nearly 2,600 years, offering a rare look into ancient burial traditions and social structur.

Humans have practiced head shaping for tens of thousands of years, and anthropologists are beginning to uncover clues as to why.

The U.S. Founders, including Jefferson and Washington, envisioned a nation of religious pluralism, embracing Muslims and Jews.

On its own, the phrase “Christ is king” sums up a core tenet of the Christian faith, that Jesus is the divine ruler of the ...

Hindus are currently celebrating Holi, widely known as the festival of colors and one of the world’s oldest living celebrations — a joyful annual event rooted in ancient myth, spiritual renewal and ...

When politicians justify war by referring to religious texts, they narrow their options and harden their enemies. When they keep faith personal and policy public, they preserve the space necessary for ...

The Monastery of Panagia Yiatrissa (“Mary the Healer”) in Kastania, on the slopes of Taygetus, is traditionally believed to stand on the ruins of an ancient temple dedicated to Athena. In villages ...

The timing of Israel’s strike, days before the holiday, prompted religious and political figures to invoke themes from the ...

Technology has long been used to facilitate divine contact, to combine tradition and innovation, and to help spread religious ...