The family of Mattathias became known as the Maccabees, from the Hebrew word for “hammer,” because they were said to strike hammer blows against their enemies. The name Hasmoneans refers to the ...

A sapling grown from the seed of a tree that survived the atomic blast at Hiroshima has been planted at Cornwall Council’s ...

A piece of gum chewed by a prehistoric teenage girl has been discovered in Estonia. According to Yonhap News on the 23rd ...

But why are these confectionery canes Christmas symbols? Here’s a bit of Christmas trivia you probably didn’t know: Legend has it they were first invented by a choir master to keep choir boys occupied ...

Huge carved obelisks and stelas in northern Ethiopia were erected by the kings of the Aksum Empire, who ruled the Horn of Africa and Red Sea region for much of the first millennium A.D. The toppled ...

Archaeologists working in a Polish lake have uncovered a hidden cache of early medieval weapons, a discovery that turns a quiet stretch of water into a rare window on power, faith, and conflict. The ...

Robert Irwin is staying tight-lipped about his dating life. TMZ cameras caught the 21-year-old wildlife conservationist ...

Mrs Hitchens remembers - as I had forgotten - that I was in almost complete despair over the Covid panic after about two ...

The moments when four ancient worlds faced disaster are brought to life in an epic new series exploring Rome, Egypt, the ...

Traditional decorations, food and practices have floated down through the centuries, and landed in present day – if not in the exact format, in a facsimile of them. During November and December, the ...