Tag: Culture

Ancient Egypt is well-known for its pyramids, mummies, and hieroglyphs. Throughout its long history, Egypt was sometimes a powerful empire in northeast Africa and the eastern Mediterranean, and other times it was ruled by...

The turquoise-encrusted wooden mask from the Aztec civilization is believed to represent Xiuhtecuhtli, the Aztec god of fire. This mask, currently on display at the British Museum in London, was likely taken by the...

Every November, Americans come together to celebrate Thanksgiving, a holiday that commemorates the partnership between English colonists and the Wampanoag people in the 17th century. While the story taught in schools may be a...

In the latest translation of Haruki Murakami's classic novel "End of the World and Hard-Boiled Wonderland" by Jay Rubin, readers are taken on a journey through two distinct worlds. Originally published in 1985 and...

A researcher claims to have decoded an ancient inscription found on a 2,600-year-old monument in Turkey known as Arslan Kaya, meaning "lion rock" in Turkish. The inscription mentions the goddess Materan, revered by the...

The Book of Kells is an ancient manuscript created in the ninth century by Celtic Christian monks on the island of Iona in Scotland's Inner Hebrides. This illuminated manuscript contains the four Christian gospels...

State-of-the-art technology has been used to create a voice for King Richard III - giving him a Yorkshire accent. A digital avatar of the medieval king's head went on display in front of excited...

Researchers have discovered evidence of an ancient Egyptian ritual involving a hallucinogenic drink that may have been used to reenact a mythical story involving the dwarf god Bes tricking the sky goddess. The team...

A mass ritual sacrifice of young children to a rain god in 15th-century Mexico has been linked to a deadly drought in the region, according to recent research. The skeletal remains of 42 children,...

Declassified spy satellite images from 1974 have led archaeologists to uncover a 1,400-year-old battle site in Iraq. The images, captured by a U.S. satellite system called KH-9 (Hexagon), revealed remnants of a settlement that...