In the area of Lake Bashplemi in Georgia, archaeologists have discovered an ancient basalt tablet on which 39 characters are carved that do not belong to any known alphabet. Researchers believe that ...

What do you know about Ancient Egypt, Pandas? I'll be honest – my personal knowledge pretty much begins and ends with the 1999 classic "The Mummy." And it's a shame, since the film is not historically ...

A flipped Roman glass cup revealed symbols once thought decorative but now understood as ancient makers’ marks. In the quiet atmosphere of a museum gallery, Hallie Meredith noticed an unexpected ...

The tradition of leaving cookies and milk for Santa Claus has evolved from ancient Norse customs and early welcoming rituals.

Russian Yuri Knorozov cracked the previously undecipherable Maya code, and remarkably, did it long before he ever visited ...

There’s something irresistibly intriguing about places the world can look at but never step into. Behind certain doors lie ...

Discover the most discreet Christmas traditions that royal women still practice in private. Ancient customs, unique rituals ...

Ancient Mesopotamian scribes solved the world’s first recorded algebraic equation on clay tablets. Their methods laid the foundation for symbolic mathematics and influenced many modern sciences.

A symbol of the country's diversity, Syrian embroidery nearly disappeared during the 13 years of civil war. Since the fall of ...

Forests are mystical settings in stories. In real life, those who wander the woods often stumble upon structures, items, and ...

In a quiet museum case, a Roman glass cup that had sat in plain sight for generations has yielded a secret message that was ...