The Egyptians believed that hieroglyphs offered magical protection to people in this life and the afterlife, and inscribed the signs on monuments, statues, funerary objects, and papyri.

New archaeological clues are shedding light on the fate of isolated Norse colonies in Greenland that disappeared during the Middle Ages.

Travel companies are betting on new destinations and rolling out new trips to places that have not showed up on mainstream ...

Supported by a National Endowment for the Humanities grant, Brown University scholar Michael Satlow will use cutting-edge ...

A new study study has revealed that the DNA of the inhabitants of Mesa Mani (Inner Mani) constitutes a unique "genetic island ...

The world is constantly changing, and eventually, our memory alone isn't enough to portray how things really were. It can distort important details, leaving gaps in our understanding of the past. That ...

Have you ever wondered which is actually the oldest city in the world? The answer takes us far back—to a time when people ...

Tree rings hold clues about ancient solar storms. New research shows tree growth and carbon storage can shift those signals across years.

A new genetic study has revealed that the people of Deep Mani, who inhabit one of the remotest regions of mainland Greece, ...

If you’ve ever watched a werewolf movie, you already know the drill: someone yells “silver,” a weapon appears, and the ...

Charleston’s preservation plans have called for the city to respect the history buried underground but City Council has not acted to date. Other cities have.

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