At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, ...

The designs see King Orry holding a sword and gesturing towards Tynwald Hill [Darren Jackson/Stephanie Quayle-Jackson] ...

The remnants of a large late-Viking-age hall were recently uncovered by a volunteer archaeology group at a farm in Silloth, ...

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Norse mythology is linked to the time when people spoke Old Norse, which was from 700 to 1350 CE, says Bernt Ø. Thorvaldsen. He is a professor at the University of South-Eastern Norway's Department of ...

Like so many of Europe’s small-town wonders, Bruges is now well-pickled because its economy went sour so quickly.

The artifacts—including golden rings, ornaments, beads and a small statue depicting three ancient Egyptian gods—date back to ancient Egypt’s 26th Dynasty, which lasted from 664 to 525 B.C.E ...

Credit: /Wikimedia Commons/ One famous ancient Greek statue discovered in the Ionian Sea off the coasts of southern Italy in 1972 was studied over the methodology by which it was created, some 2,500 ...

the use of perfumes and aromatic substances in ancient Greek and Roman statues. This revelation challenges the long-held view of classical sculpture as merely a visual art form, introducing a ...

So, let’s examine the matter from the perspective of art and symbolism. Sport was of fundamental importance in ancient Greece. This practice aimed both to prepare men for war and to pay homage to the ...

A spectacular set of Roman statues unearthed in Turkey has shed new light on the art tradition of the lost city of Perga, which was held as the ancient empire’s sculpture capital. Archaeologists ...