One such ancient story centers on the bronze sentry Talos. Forged by Hephaestus, the Greek god of smiths and artisans, Talos was said to have guarded the island of Crete, off the coast of Greece. He ...

Archaeologists solved the mystery of the ruins of the Desolate Castle, determining that the mysterious site on the Danube ...

A piece of amber from the early Miocene was discovered in the northern mines of the Santiago Providence of the Dominican Republic and then deposited in a natural history museum, according to a study ...

The research suggests that dirt ants once inhabited the Caribbean islands before vanishing during the Miocene epoch.

The burial chamber — which was found in January and features many decorated rooms and mudbrick vaults — is the second major ...

If amateur investigation into my lineage is to be believed, Rebecca Nurse is my ninth great-grandmother, Lynne Weiler writes.

Sections around Beijing, such as the Jinshanling and Simatai, require four or five hours for a simple tour. Some people ask ...

Earth was once ruled by giant reptiles. Tyrannosaurus rex, the king of tyrant lizards, crushed bones. Spinosaurus hunted in ...

Three consecutive years of drought contributed to the 'Barbarian Conspiracy', a pivotal moment in the history of Roman Britain, a new study reveals. Researchers argue that Picts, Scotti and Saxons ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talked about the role of Israel in the End Times, the friendship between the U S ...

It is clear from this verse that the foreign nations that remained within Israel served a precise purpose for the Jewish ...

The Guardian posts an article about a new book on 'Palestinian history and culture,' embarrassingly using a picture of an ancient synagogue from the Second Temple period.