One of the most rewarding objects in the night sky is the Pleiades open cluster. Known as M45, the Seven Sisters, or Subaru, ...

Archaeologists excavating a private property in Florence, Italy, discovered a 20-inch statue of Hercules missing its head, ...

Deep-fried cattle and bull testicles will be the delicacy of choice on Saturday, March 22 when the 24th annual Testicle Festival returns to Deerfield.

Showdowns between people and bulls can still go on, but the animals can no longer be hurt or killed. Some bullfighting ...

As Kurds themselves face persecution from both Turkey and Iran, their violence against Assyrians has only intensified through ...

“Many people have sniffed mummies, of course,” says Matija Strlič, a professor of analytical chemistry at the University of Ljubljana and a professor of heritage science at University College London.

Bull heads like these were used throughout ancient Greece and Rome to both ward off evil spirits and symbolize strength and ...

An ancient human tooth belonging to a child and stunning figurines were recently uncovered at the Acropolis of Amphipolis.

A room-sized, 3D diorama at the National Archeological Museum of Naples in Italy, depicts the ancient Roman town of Pompeii ...

Sacred springs and rivers throughout Ancient Greece were revered as sources of divine power, associated with healing, ...

For centuries, historians and linguists have been searching for the cradle of the Indo-Europeans, an ancient people who shaped history and created the world’s largest language family ...

This photo provided by João Zilhão shows forearm bone fragments belonging to an ancient child that appeared to have features from both humans and Neanderthals. (João Zilhão via AP) 33,571 ...