The oldest known cave painting in Africa (and perhaps the world) is a stunning 73,000-year-old cross-hatch pattern on a rock ...

While still a graduate student at Johns Hopkins University, UC Santa Cruz professor Elaine Sullivan unearthed ancient ...

The new year is known by many names and dates around the world depending on ancient calendars. In the Gregorian calendar, it ...

A Malaysian snake temple list is incomplete without arguably the most famous of such temples in the country, namely the Snake Temple in Penang. That is the name it is most known by, but the Buddhist ...

The larger, line-type geoglyphs primarily depict wild animals ... of ancient trails that crisscross the Nazca Pampa, according to the study authors, making a compelling case that the symbols ...

several ancient scripts remain undeciphered, facing challenges similar to the Indus script. Others, like Rongorongo (Easter Island) and Zapotec (Mexico), have known languages, "but their symbols ...

A new study shows how animal sacrifices in Teotihuacán reveal ancient rituals and cultural connections of people 2,000 years ago.

The surprising artifact could be evidence of fertility rituals—or just one of history’s strangest good luck charms.

The pillars contain carvings of animals such as foxes, boars, gazelles, snakes and vultures. The carvings also include depictions of abstract symbols ... Was Stonehenge an ancient calendar?

Lunar New Year is a vibrant and meaningful holiday celebrated by millions of people around the world, especially in countries like China, Korea, Vietnam and others in East Asia and Hawaiʻi.

Cultural symbolism aside ... The concept of the 12 zodiac animals originated from ancient China arrived in Korea during the Unified Silla period (668–935). This painting, which depicts the ...