If not for the work of two scholars, Alice Kober and Michael Ventris, the ancient Greek script Linear B would likely still be ...

British archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans purchased some ancient stones with mysterious inscriptions on them at a flea market in ...

The Indus Valley Civilization's script remains undeciphered despite scholarly efforts and modern AI attempts. Tamil Nadu's ...

Throughout history, big cats like lions, tigers, leopards, and jaguars have held significant symbolic power in many ancient civilizations. Valued for their strength, courage, and majesty, these ...

The South African case is important because it plays a central role in global white supremacist claims. These mythologies ...

Ancient DNA analysis provides new insights into our linguistic roots. Where did the Indo-European language family originate?

The oldest known image of the heart shape is on a coin dating back to 510-470BC, discovered in the ancient Roman city ... a pine-cone or pear shape – as a symbol for love.

A group of archaeologists describes details of the 5,000-year-old burial of 20 women adorned with perforated beads ...

Numbers take up only 13% of the space. The etymology of such symbols is, of course, often punctuated by inevitably fuzzy interpretation. In “The Language of Mathematics,” Raúl Rojas gives us ...

How has the pronunciation of Greek, one of the world's oldest languages still spoken today, changed over time?

Body language is a silent orchestra, as people constantly give clues to what they’re thinking and feeling. Non-verbal messages including body movements, facial expressions, vocal tone and volume ...