From black cats to elephants, animals have long been seen as more than just companions in many cultures, they’re considered ...

Archaeologists working in an ancient Mayan city have unearthed a mysterious 1,700-year-old altar whose bright decorations and ...

A Teotihuacan altar, which archaeologists believe was used for sacrifices, has been unearthed in Tikal National Park in ...

Taylor's research focuses on the cultural practices of the Late Prehistoric tribe, which inhabited South Texas between 1300 and 1528 CE. Setting out to analyze and classify a series of relics made ...

The discovery shows the cultural interaction between the Maya of Tikal and Teotihuacan's elite between 300 and 500 A.D., ...

A fascinating new study suggests that ancient rock art in South Africa may depict a now-extinct species. According to research published in September 2024, the mysterious tusked animal in the artwork ...

Ancient practices hold important lessons for farmers facing drying lands, but they were often more complex than modern ...

Archaeologist Jósef Szykulski concluded that the group associated with the mass grave at El Curaca won the battle, as the ...

The Greeks pretty much invented the theatre. Thousands of people packed the hillside arena of ancient Athens to watch plays by famous writers like Sophocles, Euripides and Aeschylus. The Greeks ...

Spiders, parchment, bone and complex math were among the methods ancient cultures used. What drives this need? Who are the soothsayers in our midst today?

In his illuminating BBC Radio 4 podcast Something to Declare, podcaster Jack Boswell explores how ancient wisdom from around the world can help us understand and maybe even improve our own lives.

Great news for all young Egyptologists: there’s a wonderfully educational temporary exhibition currently running in London ...