Every story about descent starts with a pull, something that draws you downward, whether you’re ready or not. In Inanna’s case, it was her sister Ereshkigal, queen of the underworld. Ereshkigal wasn’t ...

Concepts like Captain Kidd's Treasure and the Scion artifact enhance gameplay, drawing from real-life legends. There are many powerful reasons to include treasures inspired by the real ...

Dating back more than 4,500 years, the skeleton belonged to a middle-aged man who may have worked as a potter and likely ...

At the time, Hollywood’s most famous depiction of ancient Babylon was D.W. Griffith’s 1916 mega hit Intolerance, which boasted massive, riotously adorned sets of the ancient city.

OSAKA (Kyodo) -- A gold-plated iron knife and armor fragments, believed to have been made with advanced 5th-century techniques, have been confirmed as coming from Japan's largest ancient keyhole ...

A gold-plated iron knife and armor fragments, believed to have been made with advanced 5th-century techniques, have been confirmed as coming from Japan's largest ancient keyhole-shaped tomb mound, a ...

While modern soldiers may not adopt the testudo formation as the legions of old did, many Roman innovations did lead to ...

More than five millennia ago, an Egyptian weaver created a simple, tailored linen dress, likely not realizing just how long it would stick around. The Tarkhan Dress, carbon-dated to 3482 to 3102 B.C., ...

Volunteers were baffled recently when they unearthed not one but two ancient shoes at a historic British site. The discoveries were made at Magna, an Ancient Roman fort in Northumberland, in late May.

Get Healthy. Ancient grains like amaranth, farro, rye and millet are having a moment as more people realize that they taste great and offer some health benefits.

Our planet hides the most unique history of indigenous tribes that have preserved their cultural identities, languages, and lifestyles for over thousands of years now. The lifestyle of indigenous ...