Cleopatra VII is one of those historical figures whose name sparks instant recognition, but how much do we really know about her? Pop culture paints her as a glamorous seductress draped in gold and ...
Research shows that ancient tides shaped the rise of Sumer, the world’s first civilization. Shifting deltas and tidal rhythms ...
New research shows that the rise of Sumer was deeply tied to the tidal and sedimentary dynamics of ancient Mesopotamia. Early ...
This gilt-copper nose ornament, discovered at the archaeological site of Loma Negra in northern Peru, depicts the important ...
But for Jews, the most important unique personal name of the one God is the name that God himself reveals to Moses at the burning bush: YHVH, which appears more than 6,800 times in the Hebrew Bible.
Conceptions of individual rights that have guided modern civilization are rooted in a idea with biblical origins.
New research uncovers how ancient tides shaped the rise of Sumer. A newly released study questions established beliefs about ...
Although the most famous one was carried out by the Ottomans in 1453, which definitively ended the Byzantine Empire, ...
They say you cannot see the world in a day, but they clearly have not been to the British Museum. After five hours of ...
Ancient Egyptian civilization lasted some 3,000 years; the show, which runs into January, covers all periods and features ...
For 5,000 years, there has been dancing, processions, rituals and feasts. What have we celebrated, from Africa to Asia, ...
An eccentric idea from the 1970s may rewrite everything we believe we know about the New Testament.