Kunlun culture in China centers on the mythical and sacred Kunlun Mountains, viewed as the “Ancestor of Ten Thousand Mountains,” a celestial dwelling for gods like the “Queen Mother of the West,” a ...

Some old stories are told in soft voices, because people believe certain truths are too heavy for the human mind. One of the ...

A museum visit sparked a revelation when a Roman glass cup was turned around and its overlooked markings came into focus.

Across the globe, a race is under way to crack some of the last mysterious forms of writing that have never been translated.

High above the shores of ancient Sicily, where the sky often glows with soft red light, people once believed a powerful fire ...

Only one other known pendant of its kind exists—a lead menorah amulet of unknown origin currently housed at The Walters Art ...

After the conquests of Alexander the Great in Egypt, the Ptolemaic dynasty established Alexandria, the jewel of the ...