Archaeologists in Izmir, Turkey, have unearthed a rare 4th-century mosaic room featuring the protective Solomon’s Knot symbol ...

Archaeologists working in a Roman city have uncovered a chilling stone carving of a mythic figure that was once meant to ...

The Minoans of Bronze Age Crete were unique in the Mediterranean for their rituals, including those pertaining to the snake ...

Hedgehogs have been part of human culture for thousands of years. Across different societies, they've been symbols of ...

A 3,000-year-old mummified crocodile is giving us a peek into the strange and fascinating world of ancient Egyptian rituals.

Archaeologists uncovered a rare Solomon’s Knot mosaic in the ancient city of Smyrna, revealing Late Roman symbolism, urban life and reuse.

To understand this you have to travel back to the Middle Ages, when it was believed that the shoe, especially the horseshoe hanging over the doors, ward off witches and sorcerers. The tradition is ...

Wedding traditions are rooted in superstition, religion and cultural exchange, even as couples continue to reinterpret them ...

Ancient Nubian tattoos on children reshape ideas about belief, care, and the body. Along the Nile, in what is now Sudan, ...

A research team at the British Museum, led by Nick Ashton and Rob Davis, reports evidence that ancient humans could make and ...

Cast almost entirely of lead, the pendant is decorated on both sides with an identical image of a menorah framed within a circular border. A remarkably rare 1,300-year-old lead pendant bearing a seven ...