The strange and powerful symbol at the heart of one of history’s greatest temples reveals the importance of the goddess ...

Rare and exquisite plants are now symbols of luxury and style in India, fetching high prices. From ancient Ficus bonsai to ...

A Hindu swastika decorates the New York patio of a home where a Hindu wedding ceremony unfolds. The curving swastika with its rounded corners is an ancient symbol of good fortune and often used on ...

UN sanctions have been reinstated and its domestic legitimacy has been eroding. Instead of redefining its relationship with its citizens through genuine economic and political reform, the authorities ...

The heist at the Louvre focuses on the security of the museum's entire collection, particularly its Ancient Greek ...

Beneath the mosaic floors of Roman villas, an ingenious system of underfloor heating transformed warmth into a mark of power ...

Hitchcock’s mysteriously romantic movie, “Vertigo,” features a scene set in the San Francisco Legion of Honor. Hoping to ...

These symbols were used for communication and record-keeping. Unlike traditional alphabets, Nsibidi comprises pictographs and ideograms. They convey complex ideas and emotions. Its unique nature makes ...

Q: I am the daughter of Holocaust survivors who both recently passed. I was brought up in a very conservative home where we went to synagogue every Saturday. We kept kosher and observed all the ...

Ice Age Europeans carved the same 32 symbols across an entire continent. Were they decorating caves—or building the first written language?

The 90-minute strolls tour some of the Italian Market’s most established pigeon flocks, examining the rocky relationship ...