According to Egyptian mythology, Horus was the son of Osiris, the god of the underworld. Horus fought his uncle Seth to see who would be ruler of Egypt. During the fight, Seth mut ...

The Hebrew Israelite and Black Hebrew Israelite movements are as diverse as they are controversial, but one thing that ...

Archaeologists often spend long amounts of time at a dig site, only to dig up garbage such as bottle caps and soda cans, or ...

A radical initiative for its time, the Metre Convention ultimately birthed a system of measurement that would transcend ...

Even if only a coincidence, it is nevertheless deeply symbolic that the new U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, arrived ...

Pagan Saxons worshipped a spring goddess named Eostre. They baked bread during springtime festivals to celebrate new life and longer days. The name “Eostre” is where we get the English word “Easter”.

Eventually, some ancient Egyptians likely welcomed the cats home as adorable pet companions, they say. The domestication and ...

The Sphinx is oriented from west to east and faces the rising sun. This was important to ancient Egyptians, who worshipped the sun ...

The branch of medicine specialising in foot and ankle care is known as podiatry and while the term was coined 1917, the practice of foot care dates back thousands of years. Archaeological evidence ...

Terrible Tudors' and 'Awful Egyptians' are coming to town in shows that will bring history to life in all its gruesome glory ...

The team has uncovered and photographed scenes that reveal how ancient Egyptians depicted and worshipped their gods and how they conceived of the universe through the astronomical objects and ...

In this week’s library column, I’ve chosen another weird and wonderful celebration to share: Day of the Mushroom. While I did ...