The mysterious inscription on the Stone of Destiny used in British coronations since the 13th century may have been solved.

In 1631, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan I commissioned the Taj Mahal to house the tomb of his favorite wife. With its symmetrical ...

Gambling, one of the most common vices in the world, has a long history that dates all the way back to Ancient Greece.

Kollyva, the boiled wheat-based sweet offered at Greek Orthodox memorial services for the souls of the dead, has roots in ...

Recent scientific reevaluations of remains have historians rethinking the prevalence of women fighters throughout history.

The lentil-shaped objects were unearthed in Hadrianopolis, an ancient city in modern-day Turkey, that once hosted a Roman ...

Women buried in a lavish grave 5,000 years ago wore beaded garments, suggesting they held positions of power. The beads could ...

Archaeologists excavating in Ecuador have discovered the rich burial of a pregnant woman and fetus who died around 1,200 ...

Archaeologists in Luxembourg have unearthed a stash of Roman gold coins dating back some 1,600 years. The coins are marked ...

A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias. But at the festival, where millions are flocking to pray and bathe at the confluence of India’s holy ...

A team of researchers from the University of Alicante and the University of Zaragoza uncovered around fifteen Roman ...