January 1 marks the beginning of a new year for most of the world. However, it was not always the case. Let’s take a look at the history of various calendars and their different new years ...

New Year's Eve was celebrated in ancient times, contrary to what some may believe. It was among the most universal pagan ...

My research as an apprentice-scholar of religion is ancient Greco-Roman magic. Many people do not realize that archaeologists have discovered hundreds of ancient objects that attest to the ubiquity of ...

A rare 1,700-year-old lamp with Jewish Temple symbols has been uncovered in Jerusalem, the Israel Antiquities Authority ...

ComingSoon Senior Editor Brandon Schreur spoke to Gladiator II production designer Arthur Max about the Ridley Scott-directed ...

An ancient shipwreck that dates back to the 7th century B.C.E. has been removed from waters off Spain, two decades after its ...

The historic Indianapolis building burned a Christmas Eve fire had seen the start of several Lutheran congregations and ...

A Roman villa found in the Chalke Valley, Wiltshire, had an underground heating bathhouse and luxurious interior decoration.

Thousands of years ago, barbarians likely used stimulants during battle for enhanced performance in ancient warfare.

with some calling it "violently ugly" and others a "design triumph". Danish potter and researcher Tavs Jorgensen has found a way to extrude cob – an ancient building material made from earth and ...

One of archaeology’s most fascinating mysteries began a new chapter when amateur archaeologists in England found a large Roman dodecahedron — one of 130 of the 12-sided ancient objects known ...