In the Ecuadorian Andes, young Otavalo Indigenous people are using anime to inspire pride in their culture and language.

High on the sheer rock faces of southern China, wooden coffins cling to the cliffs, turning entire valleys into vertical ...

In a recent study, researcher Dr. Hui Zhou and his colleagues conducted a genetic analysis of the genomes of individuals associated with the ancient Hanging Coffin tradition in Southeast and Southern ...

Before modern science had a true understanding of what a solar eclipse is and how they work, ancient cultures had to form their own beliefs over what happened during this brief, but awesome, event.

From the Library of Alexandria to the lost works of Plato, the world is littered with ancient writings containing long-lost ...

Roman, Egyptian, and Chinese civilizations had many different ingenious inventions. Chocolate was a big aphrodisiac for Mesoamerican civilizations and used for energy. The first earthquake detector is ...

Ancient Persians believed the sky was blue because it reflected a massive sapphire beneath the Earth, giving the stone cosmic symbolism. Kings, priests, and rulers wore sapphires to signal wisdom, ...

Examination of an ancient alabaster vase in the Yale Peabody Museum’s Babylonian Collection has revealed traces of opiates, providing the clearest evidence to date of broad opium use in ancient ...

Age-old amphitheaters in Antalya province, among Türkiye’s most significant cultural treasures, were used for a range of ...

We like to look at human history as a series of showdowns of right versus wrong. To make that convenient, some civilizations have been labeled barbarians, savages and absolute downright dirty dogs ...

Some common foods that we have in our pantries can be traced back to ancient times. Take a look at the deep history of our ...

Ancient Egyptian bust. How did ancient cultures view the mind, the brain, and their relationships? Source: Julia Kadel | Unsplash The German psychologist Hermann Ebbinghaus wrote in 1908 that ...