Marriage in Ancient Greece was an important union and the wedding ceremony was a three-day celebration for family and friends.

A new study has revealed what ancient Egyptian mummies smell like – and the results might surprise you. Researchers from UCL ...

The Pyramid of Giza stands as a powerful symbol of ancient Egypt’s grandeur, drawing millions of visitors each year to marvel ...

While most of the world was in lockdown, a team of 15 researchers carefully scraped thousands of years of soot, dirt, and ...

Ancient Indian rituals synchronize with planetary movements ... making these moments ideal for ceremonies that cleanse the soul and elevate consciousness.

A pregnant woman's dismembered remains from over 1,000 years ago, along with unusual burial artifacts spanning multiple cultures, point to a possible ritual sacrifice in coastal Ecuador Drawing of ...

Archaeologists believe they’ve fully excavated eight rooms carved from stone, which were used for ritual practices during ... they believe to be a site of ancient ritualistic worship for the ...

Ancient Egyptians believed death was not the end but rather a rest stop on the way to a complicated, demanding, and sometimes dangerous journey to the afterlife. The "Opening of the Mouth" ritual ...

By removing centuries of soot, researchers have uncovered the stunning decoration of a sanctuary dedicated to the heavens ...

While still a graduate student at Johns Hopkins University, UC Santa Cruz professor Elaine Sullivan unearthed ancient ...

The goddesses together revealed a meshing of cultures and beliefs during this era ... Egypt by Alexander the Great fusing ancient Egyptian culture and religion with the European forces that ...

you naughty” in whichever one of our myriad ancient languages she was proficient in. The point is that this ritual, meant to encourage intimacy and hand-to-hand combat between life partners ...