Mesopotamians, the ancient inhabitants of the land between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, are credited for many firsts in ...

The oldest religious text in the world date back thousands of years, though many religions were initially passed on through spoken word. These religious texts are some of the oldest in human history.

Archaeologists working near Temple Mount in Jerusalem were exploring a pile of earth from an ancient drainage canal. They ...

For Halloween, former research director at Leeds Beckett University, Ruth Robbins, has been looking at the letters and manuscripts of Leeds-born writer W. F. Harvey, which are held in Cultural ...

Holiday traditions feel timeless, like they’ve always existed in their current form. Families gather around Christmas trees.

Salt has been with humankind almost since the beginning of time. Its usefulness as a seasoning and preservative extends to other historical applications, both therapeutic and ritual, so it is not surp ...