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

During archaeological excavations in Gela, southern Sicily, experts uncovered an extremely rare ceramist’s stylus, a tool ...

Cleopatra ruled over Ancient Egypt from 51 to 30 BC and was the last ruler of the Greek Ptolemaic Kingdom in Egypt.

Rediscovered at the beginning of the 20th century through the work of British archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans, the Minoan Civilization, whose earliest beginnings were from c. 3500 BC on the island of ...

Every so often, Pompeii pulls back another layer and reminds us how much of the ancient world is still waiting to be seen.

The curious skeleton of a Roman-era individual in Britain, nicknamed the Beachy Head Woman, is not who we thought she was. It turns out this mysterious woman is not the 'first Black Briton', as some ...

Today, trans people face politicization of their lives and vilification from politicians, media and parts of broader society.

An ancient woman thought to have hailed from sub-Saharan Africa and therefore to have been the first known Black Briton actually had fairer skin and was from southern England, researchers using new ...

No pet lives forever, but one cat is pushing the limits, outpacing the average lifespan for felines. A recent TikTok video posted by @katarinas.garage went viral, reaching over 1.1 million views ...

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The more welcoming side of Medusa turns typical mythology upside down, with the smile likely designed to represent peace and ...

Chen Hongyan, a research librarian with National Library of China (NLC), has been engaged in the preservation and public dissemination of ancient books since she graduated from Peking University, in ...