A brass box with idols and coins from 1920 and 1940 was found during excavation at Khatu Shyam temple in Lakhimpur. Crowds ...

Lupercalia was an ancient Roman fertility festival in mid-February where young men drew women’s names from a box, often ...

Over the centuries, poets have often used ancient Greece as their "muse," resulting in some of the most magnificent poems ever written.

The history of tamales is almost as old as the history of Mexico and these lovingly-wrapped packages of goodness are part of ...

The life expectancy of ancient Greeks has been a subject of controversy among historians. But what was their actual lifespan?

Sunday, Feb. 2, is the feast of the Presentation of the Lord. Mass readings: Malachi 3:1-4; Psalm 24:7, 8, 9, 10; Hebrews ...

Tokyo: Drums thundered and priests chanted as sumo s newest grand champion strode onto the public stage Friday in a ceremony ...

A remarkable discovery of underground tunnels beneath Cusco’s historic district is offering fresh insights into Inca ...

The pilgrims come and go as strangers. They march like a sea of people, walking toward the spot where they take holy baths, ...

The romantic holiday has been celebrated for centuries, but the history behind it is much darker than red roses.

Zahi Hawass describes some of the private tombs of the Old Kingdom, built in the expectation of continuing needs in the afterlife ...

In Egypt, a team of archaeologists Franco-Swiss led by Philippe Collomberrtof the University of Geneva, discovered the tomb ...