Biochemical evidence suggests Norse people settled in Iceland almost 70 years before the accepted arrival date of the 870s, ...

A new study reveals that the first true cavalry emerged among the Luwian and Aramean states, predating the Assyrian Empire by ...

Researchers uncovered a 2.75–2.44 million-year-old site in Kenya showing that early humans maintained stone tool traditions ...

The age-old ritual of 'touching wood' offers more than just a superstitious gesture. Rooted in ancient pagan and Christian ...

When rolled on a moist clay tablet, these engravings left low-relief markings, signifying that the object's owner authorized ...

Anthropologist Christopher Bae has recently suggested we add two new species of ancient human to our family tree. The plans ...

Long before Halloween monsters, ancient Greece feared their own dead. Burials and even stone-weighted graves kept restless ...

Long before there were maps or names for continents, a handful of people stood at the edge of the world. Picture them on a ...

Velesian Night is one of the most ancient and mysterious holidays of the Slavic people, which is celebrated on the night of ...

From ancient lore of Slavic peoples through Polish Romantic literature of Mickiewicz up to contemporary inspirations and most recent archaelogical finds, Polish vampires continue to curdle blood and ...

Maybe it’s because they show us exactly what we look like, or maybe it’s because cultures around the world have spent centuries spinning tales about what lurks just beyond that reflective surface.