One thing most ancient civilizations share is a fascination with the afterlife. The art of necromancy ... necromancy began primarily in ancient Persia, Greece, Rome, and Medieval Europe.

Art from ancient Thrace is often flashy and brusque, as befits a warrior tribe. The archaic society was known for the prowess ...

A thick layer of volcanic mud preserved Pompeii as it was in 79 CE, offering a unique glimpse into life in the Roman Empire.

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

Archaeologists in Licata, Sicily were recently exploring the remains of the ancient Greek colony Finziade when they came ...

While this Greek island is often overcrowded come summer, Heidi Fuller-Love discovers that Santorini is far more pleasant in February during a romantic off-season Valentine’s escape ...

Today Chinese physicians are trained and licensed according to state-of-the-art ... ancient Egyptians used dried myrtle leaves to treat aches and pains, and Hippocrates, the fourth-century B.C ...

Lisa Kyung Gross founded the League of Kitchens Cooking School, where women from around the world act as instructors. Now, ...

The owners were devotees of the Greek Armenian philosopher and ... the system of tonality that defined European art music. The effect was both ancient and contemporary: a circle of stones, lit ...

Archaeologists in Finziade, Sicily, have uncovered a 1st century BCE mold used to create masks of Medusa, shedding light on ...