An analysis of ancient residues left on a vase depicting the Egyptian deity Bes reveals it may have been used to reenact a myth.

Early human cultures likely used stones as spindle whorls to spin fibers into yarn. A collection of perforated pebbles discovered at an archaeological site in Israel may be spindle whorls, marking a ...

These could be the earliest discovered spindle whorls, technology that was then seemingly lost for 4000 years.

Since the collapse of the USSR, Kazakhstan’s largest city (population 2.2 million and growing) has evolved to become the star ...

“Built to Last: The Art of Steve Marcus” exhibition opened on October 30th at the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU and will run until April 27th, 2025. The exhibition of artwork by New York City ...

A replica of the Ark of the Covenant, painstakingly constructed, its creators say, to the Torah specifications of the sacred ...

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Increased land management by Aboriginal people in southeastern Australia around 6,000 years ago cut forest shrub cover in half, according to our new study of fossil pollen trapped in ancient mud.

Take cues from ancient wisdom and shift your mindset to transform your winter experience from daunting to delightful. People gather at Stonehenge to celebrate the winter solstice, an ancient ...

a trailblazing Jewish female head of a literary salon and a distinguished poet. “Salons were quite common in those days,” Freedman said, “maybe like book clubs today. People got together to discuss ...