Sure, some holiday color pairings are obvious—red, white and blue for the Fourth of July, or green for St. Patrick’s Day. But Halloween’s iconic shades feel a little more mysterious. Is it just about ...

The ancient world was shaped not only by empires and monuments but by the strange and symbolic rituals that people believed kept their worlds in balance. Across continents, civilisations practised ...

The symbolism behind Celtic knots is ancient. Each design has its own meaning; for example, some symbolize love or ...

What did the Romans do for us? A lot - judging by the vestiges left in Luxembourg, from heated baths and sumptuous villas to ...

Introduction Europeans did not think we would find out about our black human species that inhabited Europe before the arrival of the Caucasians from the Caucasus Mountains in Central Asia .

Archaeology is revealing that the real Amazons were horse-riding, spear-throwing, pants-wearing fearsome female fighters from ancient Scythia.

Douglas A. Young ANCIENT CELTS IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO The Bent’s Fort Chapter of the Santa Fe Trail Association invites the public to hear Douglas A. Young speak on the topic of Ancient ...

The skull. For many in the Western world, it’s an instant symbol of danger, a pirate’s flag snapping in the wind, or the ...

Their enemies portrayed them as barbarians, but their artifacts tell a different story. Between their weapons, jewelry, and ...

Volumes in the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture (ACCS) offer you the opportunity to study for yourself key writings of the early church fathers. Arranged canonically and employing the RSV, ...

W hen we talk about the Ancient Britons, we are actually referring to a group of people known as the Celts. They lived in ...

Archaeological findings in a Mallorca cesspit recently showed that thrushes were common fast food in Ancient Rome, alongside pigs, sheep and fish, revealing the varied diet of ordinary Romans.