Marisa Adesman revels in trickery, secretism, and visual seduction in a mesmerizing new show at "Under the Rose" at Anat Ebgi ...

Not far from one of Milan’s last remaining medieval gates is a tiny shop door, sandwiched between shuttered storefronts.

As Canadian influencer Angelina Hui Qing Zhang dressed in a Hanfu of the Song Dynasty strolled along the alleys of the ...

At the Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City, a black pottery jar etched with cryptic symbols ignited cross-cultural fascination. Greek anthropologis ...

OLD FORGE — With a King Tut coffin and hieroglyphic mural designs, Black Earth Magical Cafe is like being inside a pharaoh’s home — or final resting place. Paintings on the wall depict dogs ...

The Eye of Horus was a key symbol in ancient Egypt. It appeared on amulets and in tombs. Egyptians believed it offered divine protection. The symbol is linked to Horus, a deity.

Twenty miles south of Cairo, on the Nile's west bank, where riverfed crop fields give way to desert, the ancient site of Saqqara is marked by crumbling pyramids that emerge from the sand like ...

The symbol is frequently seen in ancient burials — especially on a type of amulet known as the wedjat (or udjat). Sometimes, the Eye of Horus is also featured on coffins and inside tomb chapels.

In addition to studying the chemical properties of the Egyptian blue lotus, Liam McEvoy has studied ancient hieroglyphs, seeking patterns and meaning in the symbols. “I wanted to let the plant tell ...

An excerpt from the Book of the Dead, an ancient Egyptian funerary text, reads: O my heart which I had from my mother! which I had from my mother! O my heart of my different ages!

Dating back to the 7th century BC, it stretches over 13,000 miles across the Chinese landscape, snaking through rugged ...

The bee on the coinage of Ephesus in ancient Greece The ancient Greek city of Ephesus was the location of a famous temple of Artemis, and the high priest of the temple was known as the “king bee.” ...