As people across the globe celebrate World Poetry Day on March 21, we delve into the world of poetry in ancient Greece, from ...

When a vast library of texts amassed by Mesopotamian King Ashurbanipal was burned to the ground about 2700 years ago, the ...

Baybayin, an ancient Filipino syllabary (written characters that represent syllables) is in the midst of a mini resurgence.

In southern Iraq, archaeologists have excavated a remarkable collection of carved clay tablets—ancient records of Akkadia, ...

New research is shedding light on the bouleuterion building that once stood in the ancient city of Teos, located in ...

Archaeologists believe that a 2,300-year-old jar from Ancient Greece containing chicken bones was likely used as part of a ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered the royal tomb of an unknown king who ruled the region during a tumultuous time 3,600 years ago. The tomb was found within an ancient Egyptian necropolis in ...

Red tape may feel like a modern-day frustration, but according to archaeologists, it's been a part of governance for millennia. Evidence from ancient Mesopotamia reveals that bureaucratic systems were ...

More than 150 colorful paintings -- created by middle school students and featuring letters of the alphabet in a style to ...

From famed French author Jean-Pierre Pecau and legendary artist Max Von Fafner comes a tale of a gladiator's quest for ...

As a scholar of ancient Greek and a university professor, he spends many hours sitting almost every day. And all his desk ...