Examine the ancient Greek slave classes and their role in maintaining the economy. How they were represented in art and ...

A life-sized Ice Age icon is bringing history to life in Monticello. Meet Priscilla the Mastodon, the star of a hands-on summer series at the Jefferson County Public Library.

Discover ancient heritage and innovation at 10 museums where kids can learn, play, and escape the summer heat.

A new study argues that ancient rattles unearthed in Syria aren’t musical instruments, but toys used to entertain infants. “Today, we use screens, back then it was rattles.” Archaeologist ...

Strong maternal lines recovered from ancient DNA samples at the Neolithic site of Çatalhöyük, along with archaeological evidence of female-centered practice, points to a socio-cultural practice of mat ...

Having a lot of children can cause headaches when settling issues of inheritance. Even more so when a royal throne is part of ...

Game of Thrones, the blockbuster HBO show based on George RR Martin's fantasy novels A Song of Ice and Fire, first aired on ...

Children stand on the surrounding wall at Tabira Gate, the entrance to Assur, first capital of the Assyrian empire in present day Shirqat, Iraq. Emily Garthwaite / INSTITUTE ...

Travel guides can tell you a lot about a country. But locals often have stories and facts you won’t find anywhere else.

The YA graphic novel by the author and his co-creator, Alex L. Combs, aims to dispel myths and misinformation about trans people.

From the beginning of its Work in Progress session at Annecy’s Pierre Lamy Theatre, directors Sunao Katabuchi and Chie Uratani’s love of history couldn’t be clearer. The session, based ...

The watermelon has long inspired artists, such as Giuseppe Recco's Still Life With Fruit (1634-1695). The first color sketches of the red-fleshed, sweet watermelon in Europe can be found in a ...