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

With artefacts on loan from the British Museum, this modest show reminds us of the astonishing heritage of a country now ...

An archaeological exhibition coming to Torreón, Coahuila, will showcase the power of women in ancient Huastec society.

Marriage in Ancient Greece was an important union and the wedding ceremony was a three-day celebration for family and friends.

In Peru, archaeologists just uncovered the 9,000-year-old remains of teenage girl — who appears to have been a big game hunter. Her grave contained a 24-piece hunting toolkit which included spear tips ...

Women in Ancient Greece and Rome worked in agriculture and not only in domestic chores. Photo of Attic cosmetics box depicting women producing wool. Credit: Caenciliusinhorto CC BY-SA 4.0 Most ...

Vālmīki’s epic poem “The Rāmāyaṇa” is a great work of literature and a treasure of Indian culture — but its political and ...

An ancient culture that lived on the coast of Ecuador buried a young, pregnant woman 1,200 years ago, possibly as a sacrifice, researchers say. Jude Wilson via Unsplash On the ancient shores of ...