But it is the art of the Amarna period that has left the most indelible mark on history. Unlike the idealized, rigid, and muscular depictions of previous pharaohs, Akhenaten ordered his artisans to ...

Buried in the deserts of the Near East, Egypt, and Central Asia, ancient libraries with troves of knowledge and wisdom have been uncovered.

Today, the scarab remains a focus of popular devotion through a tourist tradition: people circle it - often seven times - seeking luck, love, or a wish fulfilled, echoing (in a modern, secular form) ...

This story celebrates the humble umbrella. Its history is uneventful but very long. Ancient Egypt, ancient Mesopotamia, ...

Archaeologists in Russia have uncovered the remains of a roughly 6,000-year-old board game that could represent an ancestor of chess.

The birth of writing could be 40,000 years earlier than previously thought after scientists found etchings in a German cave.

The history of writing down thoughts and feelings could be tens of thousands of years older than previously believed, ...

Images conjured by the mention of beer tend to be male-centered, but that wasn't the case for many centuries. This is the real story behind brewing beer.

A 40,000-year-old mammoth figurine with engraved rows of crosses and dots The history of writing down thoughts and feelings ...

Colonialism has been a central part of history around the world, differing only in form over time and space. After all, ...

The Chinese Communist Party has embraced the study of Greek and Latin—as, in some ways, an antidote to the modern West.

Last month, UNESCO recognized kohl as a generation piece of living history. It’s a move that affirms what communities across the region have long known for decades: Kohl is far more than eyeliner.