"The common portrayal of these warty pigs in the ice age rock art also offers hints at the deep symbolic significance and ...

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

President-elect Donald Trump supports the idea of school prayer. The history behind the writing of the Bible suggests we ...

Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Defense, has a Greek Chi-Rho tattoo, a symbol of early Christianity.

The etching, discovered at a Paleolithic campsite, may be the only known evidence hinting at how our ancestors fished over 150 centuries ago.

Black artists have long claimed ancient Egypt as their own. Now they’re telling their stories in person on the museum’s floor.

A shimmering dream on the Nile has inspired creativity from the Harlem Renaissance to Kara Walker to Beyoncé. But how much can you play with the past?

The oldest known tablet featuring the Ten Commandments from the Old Testament is set to be auctioned next month, with an ...

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

We Will Sing Again,” was published recently in Jerusalem and feted at an inspiring musical literary launch on Oct. 9, during ...

The term "scapegoat" refers to someone who unfairly takes the blame for others but its origins come from an ancient Hebrew ...

The Los Angeles museum presents a spectacular if scattershot show containing over 100 works, ranging from medieval ...