Ancient Greek helmets are iconic symbols of warrior culture and military strategy, with each design serving a specific ...

In the realm of spiritual symbols and talismans, few objects carry as much mystery and significance as the red string ...

The ancient symbol of good fortune, peace and protection from evil that is their swastika is normally curvier, more sinuous. But the context is everything.

With few exceptions, ancient humans painted the same 32 symbols in caves all over Europe. Paleoanthropologist Genevieve von Petzinger asks: What were they trying to say to each other — and to us?