The only surviving funerary relief of the ancient Greek world depicting twin babies in the same arms was unveiled in Athens.

Kanzi the bonobo, who learned how to communicate with humans using symbols, has died at the age of 44. Raised and kept in ...

Archaeologists have discovered evidence of an Egyptian army where an Israelite king was killed. The discoveries at Megiddo, ...

When a vast library of texts amassed by Mesopotamian King Ashurbanipal was burned to the ground about 2700 years ago, the ...

Birds are widely regarded as symbols of freedom and eternity due to their ability to soar into the skies. Their symbolism exists all over the world as part of different cultures, religions, and ...

A deep dive into the Egyptian gods and goddesses (their characteristics, myths, and symbols) who held significant sway over ...

In ancient days, the chariot was a symbol of power — power as a nation or prestige as an individual. Only noblemen and armies ...

A room-sized, 3D diorama at the National Archeological Museum of Naples in Italy, depicts the ancient Roman town of Pompeii ...

The reality of our everyday life - from the moment we wake up to the simple, familiar rituals and movements that shape us - ...

Still-life painting is one of the oldest genres in history, yet it is often dismissed as too simple and not serious enough to ...

Archaeologists have discovered a 2,600-year-old pot containing gold jewellery and statuettes of a family of gods at an ancient Egyptian temple. The artefacts were unearthed at the Karnak temple ...

Scientists gather for a new series attempting to explain the dis-appearance of ancient civilisations ... Another expert calls this 'typical Egyptian rhetoric'. However, in 1996, the remains ...