The heroic days of deciphering hieroglyphics and cuneiform make for great stories, but will we ever see that happen again?

Experts told Live Science it was probably the proto-Sinaitic script, which was invented about 4,000 years ago by Canaanite ...

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From demon to danger noodle, human ideas about snakes can be as contradictory as the creatures themselves. In Slither, Stephen S. Hall challenges our serpent stereotypes.

The altar stands in the courtyard of what was once a wealthy, influential person’s home in Tikal. At just over 1 meter tall, ...

I am holding myself accountable for stating — literally in print — I would be reintroducing the Lost Art of Cursive Writing to middle schoolers.

Archaeologists Unearth an Intricately Carved Circular Stone Used as a Scorecard for a Ball Game 1200 Years Ago Researchers have uncovered many insights about various games played in the past. Ancient ...

With pristine national parks, glorious coastline and rich indigenous culture and history, what’s not to love about Central ...

On Saturday, March 30 – the first warm day of the newly hatched spring – an adventurous group of men and women gathered at ...

The hieroglyphic script remained the anchor of writing in Egypt from the first writing in the late fourth millennium BC until the Roman Period. Its full forms, following the principles of formal ...

The Native American Studies program hosted Dr. Victor Montejo as a part of the department’s Anthony Aveni Lecture Series on Thursday, April 3. Montejo explored the central idea of his most recent work ...

More than 1,000 National Endowment for the Humanities grants across the country were suddenly terminated last week at the ...