The skull. For many in the Western world, it’s an instant symbol of danger, a pirate’s flag snapping in the wind, or the ...

A new study from SapienCE reveals that early modern humans at Blombos Cave in South Africa used ochre as a specialized tool ...

The markings don’t stop there: on one side, the sword a circle with an X layered inside, known as a sun wheel or sonnenrad.

Cinematic lunar experience lands in Boston . Feel the power of a rocket launch and the awe-inspiring thrill of space ...

Home ownership in South Florida does not represent the financial stability that it used to — thanks to inflation and, ...

The artifact was remarkably preserved for a millennium in anaerobic clay on a private estate near the city of Montfoort ...

An analysis of a 700-year-old ring reveals a unique reddish-purple sapphire set in 18-karat gold with a lion decoration.

Since the Middle Ages, ... “The Vatican is a symbol of the highest morality of free Western democratic civilization,” Ukrainian Ambassador to the Holy See Andrii Yurash told the Washington Post.

One of the Templars’ more enigmatic symbols was their wax seal – two knights riding a single horse. In the Middle Ages, people used seals to protect important communications from forgery, acting like ...

In the Middle Ages scholars followed the idea from Antiquity that there were seven primary colours – white, yellow, red and blue, purple and black, with green in the middle, balanced between them.

The unicorn was also associated with themes of Christianity in artwork throughout the ages. Around 1500, another seminal work of the western art cannon was woven: "The Lady and Unicorn" tapestries.