The Djed Pillar is one of ancient Egypt’s most recognizable symbols, often linked to stability and Osiris. But some ...

Humans have been getting ink for at least 5,200 years. Here are some of the most intriguing ancient tattoos, from cultic symbols to complex horse motifs. The remains of the intricately tattooed ...

We often walk past temples, visit homes, or attend ceremonies in India and see beautiful, often mysterious symbols. From the ...

A medieval sword has gone on display at a museum in the Netherlands after its chance discovery during a dredging operation on ...

The ancient Celts, the people who lived in Britain and Ireland from 500BC to 400AD, considered their Celtic symbols and signs to hold incredible, meaningful power in their lives.

Symbols like the swastika are now found at ancient sites from Mesopotamia to the Americas, and it's not known how — or even if — they are related. "Even in Jewish culture, there was a swastika ...

This ancient symbol, also called the Staff of Hermes, depicts two snakes intertwining around a stick that is capped by wings. It’s used as a medical logo, but for almost all its roughly 5000 ...

The ancient city of Dūr-Šarrukīn, meaning "fortress of Sargon", has long held mysteries that puzzled historians and archaeologists. ... Mysterious Symbols of Ancient Dūr-Šarrukīn Deciphered: they ...

With few exceptions, ancient humans painted the same 32 symbols in caves all over Europe. Paleoanthropologist Genevieve von Petzinger asks: What were they trying to say to each other — and to us?