A 2,600-year-old inscription in Turkey has been deciphered, revealing a dedication to the Phrygian goddess Materan, also known as the "Mother" or "Mother of the Gods," a deity also revered by the ...

The Book of Kells is a large illuminated manuscript — a handwritten and heavily illustrated document ornamented with paints ...

An analysis of ancient residues left on a vase depicting the Egyptian deity Bes reveals it may have been used to reenact a ...

In Greek mythology, the Titan ruler Kronos fears that his children will usurp him, so he eats each baby soon after their ...

In the time Pluto was found, classified as a planet and reclassified as a dwarf planet, it has not completed one orbit. One ...