It contained the remains of at least 42 children sacrificed to Tlaloc, the god of rain and fertility, in an attempt to end a ...

We take a closer look at hermits in art, from ancient statuaries to garden gnomes reimagined by Paul McCarthy.

The Birth of Venus, a painting by the Italian artist Botticelli, depicts the goddess Venus at the shore after her birth.

Among the finds from this year’s excavations at Vindolanda is a very well-worn brass early coin of Mary Queen of Scots, whose ...

The gold object features an inscription dedicated to an ancient deity who was particularly revered by soldiers.

The saffron now signifies courage and sacrifice, the white represents truth and purity, and the green symbolizes faith, fertility and chivalry ... called Sun of May and bearing features of the Inca ...

In a context marked by water scarcity and collective despair, the mass offering of children sacrificed to the god of rain, ...

Ancient DNA has revealed surprises about the identities of some people who perished in the ancient Roman town of Pompeii ...

“It is a ‘genetic’ photo taken of a Roman city from 2000 years ago,” Caramelli ... that depict a ritual dedicated to Bacchus, ...

If anything, stop and smell this rose. Diptyque’s ode to the flower is nothing like the overly powdery, headache-inducing ...

On New Year’s Eve in Spain and throughout Latin America, it’s customary to eat 12 grapes during the last 12 seconds before ...

Eerie noises in the dead of night made my hair stand on end. First, a cougar screamed one night. Then, a pack of wolves ...