And yet the Torah calls this parsha “Vayechi” — “And he lived.” Jacob gathers his children. He blesses them together. He ...

As early as 4,500 years ago in ancient Mesopotamia, for instance, gender-diverse people held important roles in society with ...

Hygienic conditions were poor in the city's older bathing facilities, a new study reveals. The analysis sheds light on ...

Pompeii is well known as an iconic Roman city. But for much of its early history, it wasn’t Roman at all. It belonged to the ...

Images of plants painted on pottery made up to 8,000 years ago may be the earliest example of humans’ mathematical thought, a study has found.

Today marks the official opening of Desert X AlUla 2026, the landmark fourth edition of the international, open-air biennial ...

Historical records from 1350 show that as many as 12,000 people were buried in 11 “ plague pits ” outside the city of Erfurt, ...

The villa, dubbed the "Port Talbot Pompeii," suggests that the ancient Romans were far more established in Wales than ...

Symmetrical arrangements of botanical motifs indicate a grasp of spatial division long before the advent of formal written numbers.

“The teeth of Pontecagnano’s Iron Age inhabitants opened a unique window onto their lives: we could follow childhood growth ...

As Holocaust Remembrance Day nears, two filmmakers warn that silencing uncomfortable truths about the past fuels modern ...

The National Trust's extraordinary collections mean you can be a culture vulture without leaving the UK - especially with our ...