According to some versions of the ballad, the wall still stands.While immuring wives in walls is strictly outlawed (and ...

This tiny bird sculpture was created 40,000 years ago by early humans in Europe who carved the key animals in their lives.

Much like similar derogatory titles “siren” and “fury”, the term “harpy” is derived from a group of monstrous female figures ...

The parasitic wasp's abdomen boasts a set of flappy paddles lined with thin bristles, resembling “a small bear trap attached ...

Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the ...

There has been a lot of chatter in parts of the online world this week about the supposed discovery of a hidden complex of ...

The myth that the statues of ancient Greece and Rome were white was created over time and upheld in part to serve racist ideological purposes. But in reality, ancient works of art were colorful, and ...

The enigmatic people who created the figures may have shared cultural traditions with neighboring Maya and other ancient ...

(Web Desk) - Submerged beneath a manmade lake in China lies a forgotten city, dubbed by experts as “China’s Atlantis”. The underwater city, known as the Lion City or Shi Cheng, is hidden 40 metres ...

I first heard Himmat Shah saying this to artist Pooja Iranna as I followed them around during Shah’s retrospective, “Hammer of the Square,” at the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA ... Lothal—an ancient ...

The site is already renowned for its prehistoric rock art, but now it stands as another unique reference ... provide invaluable insights into the rituals and daily lives of these ancient inhabitants." ...

In a groundbreaking study led by archaeologist Cecilie Brøns and published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology, a fascinating aspect of ancient art has come to light: the use of perfumes and aromatic ...