Ancient Egyptian scribes transformed household tools into sacred hieroglyphs around 3200 BC, linking daily material culture with divine magic.

Archaeologists moved 30,000 artifacts from Syria’s Deir ez-Zor Museum before ISIS captured the city in 2014 and 2015, NBC Right Now and Talker reported.

Congolese photographer Pamela Tulizo uses costume and vivid scenery to celebrate women’s strength and give a new perspective on slavery

The 290-year-old marble statue was produced by an Italian Baroque master

Rare Roman shoes, jewellery, tools and a statuette are among the finds uncovered in Cumbria.

Show at Kin Museum in Kiruna marks handover of long-awaited report on abuses committed by the state against the Indigenous people

The Silk Road impacted both East Asia and Europe and precipitated significant cultural exchange between the two regions.

Archaeologists uncover an 8,200-year-old workshop in Türkiye’s textile heartland, revealing Neolithic spinning tools and clues to ancient clothing.

To the ancient Greeks, southern Italy was part of their territory. It was called Magna Graecia, meaning "Great Greece".

In Guatemala, Lake Atitlan contains a fascinating ancient Maya settlement which has now been completely submerged, but was this Atlantis?

The president’s post about the 250-foot arch planned near Arlington National Cemetery comes as veterans groups, historic preservationists and others attempt to stop the project.

This first appeared in Lit Hub’s Craft of Writing newsletter—sign up here. On January 8, 1981, I started writing a letter to my grandfather, who was dying in Chile. My original idea was to let him …

The Azcatitlan Codex, a rare manuscript that recounts the founding of the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan and the subsequent arrival ​of Spanish conquistadores, is back in Mexico for the first time ‌sin...

The Spring Fresco, found at the site of Akrotiri in Santorini, is the first painting of a nature scene in European art history to date.

How the humanities survive on exploitation.

Forget November 3. It’s January 3 when Donald Trump and his MAGA Republicans might bury our democracy once and for all. Here’s how.

An expert in ancient Greek literature identified a fragment of the "Odyssey" among a collection of manuscripts in a Dutch university library.

The nation’s first successful circulating library was established almost 300 years ago by Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia.

The Spanish colonization of Peru hardly went unchallenged. Túpac Amaru II led a famous Inca Revolution to try to oust the Spanish, leaving his mark on Peru.

The members-only organisation will open during Accra Cultural Week in October

In Santiago Atitlán, a Tz’utujil town located on the southern shore of Lake Atitlán, Guatemala, there are two mayors. One operates from the municipal building; he assumed office through the political ...

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New York and 21 other states are suing the Trump administration to block a new public charge rule that could make it harder for some immigrants to obtain green cards, visas or entry to the US if they ...

The item, which was fashioned by two London artisans, reflects the interests of the upper echelons of society at the turn of the 20th century

When he was three, my son often said his heart was wounded. The reasons for these heart wounds were varied: someone didn’t want to be his best friend; I accidentally swept his latest artistic maste…

HELSINKI, FINLAND—According to a Live Science report, a hoard of silver coins and jewelry was […]

Fewer people are reading for pleasure, but getting lost in a good book has repeatedly been linked to substantial cognitive benefits

Years without Count: Building the Chronology of the Narratives on El Resbalón Hieroglyphic Stairways

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The Bayeux Tapestry, one of the 3 museums of Bayeux, is currently closed for renovation work until October 2027.

According to medieval sources, the Norse gods were actually real people who were descended from King Priam of Troy.

One archaeologist called the tombs “the discovery of the decade” as the first burials from the Chimu kingdom to have escaped centuries of plunder.

Is English a Norse language? The profound impact of Viking syntax on its structure has led some linguists to challenge its very classification.

Archaeologists in Uzbekistan have uncovered an eighth-century palace complex at Mingtepa, along with sculptures that offer new insights into medieval Central Asia.

Held in a private collection for over 50 years, it is expected to fetch £10,000 at auction

The Lady of Kalymnos, a 2,300-year-old bronze woman pulled from 120 meters beneath the Aegean, triggered new discoveries and an enduring archaeological mystery.

In a recent scientific article in the journal Ocean & Coastal Management, alongside the list of scientist-authors were the Bardi Jawi and Oorany Rangers and the Bardi Jawi Traditional Owners. For the ...

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exoticaesoterica Guatemalan snakes and masks used in regional dances, Mayan dance through the ages.

Treasure trove comprises 700 10th-century objects and fragments, weighing almost 18.5kg

The Vikings raided and then occupied much of Ireland for a short but intensive period in the 9th and 10th centuries. How did they leave their mark?

The centenaries of some of Iraq’s most influential archaeological discoveries invite reflection about the role of Iraqi scientists.

Researchers found the textile traces on a pair of metal brooches. When the accessories corroded, they released metallic salts that inadvertently preserved the fabric for centuries