For Assyrians in today's Iraq, this monumental event holds profound lessons and inspiration. The Egyptian example demonstrates how a nation can reawaken its ancient glory through the power of cultural ...

It is clear that the sprawling city of Teotihuacan near Mexico City was a major metropolis of the ancient world, but what do ...

Roger Ebert had some notorious takedowns of films he did not care for, including this Kurt Russell sci-fi pic from the 1990s.

Art has been a cornerstone of human expression for millennia, capturing emotions, ideas, and the spirit of the times. From ...

The theft of sacred Ethiopian regalia and the removal of Egyptian monuments like the Rosetta Stone are chapters in the same ...

The University of Liverpool Library has curated a reading list for Books of the Month which is available and searchable for ...

Ancient Greeks encoded the secrets of their civilization in ways hidden in plain sight, shaping a legacy that endures through ...

There was Big Bird Energy all over the runways this season. But how did feathers become a symbol of luxury in the first place?

Ix Ch'ak Ch'een joins a distinguished roster of known Maya queens including Yohl Ik'nal of Palenque, who ruled in the late 6th century, and Lady K'abel of El Peru-Waka', who held the title of kaloomte ...

Historians are occasionally forced to revise their preconceived notions after discovering something hidden in the shadows and ...

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Thomas Pynchon is having a moment. Paul Thomas Anderson’s second Pynchon adaptation, One Battle After Another (loosely based ...