and likely would not have thought to label an ancient artifact as one. At the same time, present-day researchers have to be careful not to project a modern view of sexuality onto the ancients.

historian Doug Crowell claimed to have found matching symbols from the artifact in an ancient Icelandic manuscript. This manuscript was a Viking document related to astronomy and astrology ...

The artifact was a six-foot-by-five-foot Olmec ... and private collections in the United States. Eventually, this ancient hell gate wound up in Denver in 2023 and, finally, authorities from ...

Tracing how and when it began can reveal more about daily life in ancient societies and how our species evolved. [Related: Ancient Mesopotamian texts show when and why humans first kissed.] ...

Between 1550 and 30 B.C., many ancient Egyptian paintings and sculptures ... the cones specifically with sensuality, sexuality and related notions, as they are frequently associated in imagery ...

In war-torn Mosul, archaeologists unearth the largest-known image of the ancient Assyrian king Ashurbanipal. This is the first time an image of a major god has been discovered inside an Assyrian ...

The "Eye of Horus," a depiction of a single stylized eye looking straight ahead, is found throughout ancient Egypt ... Wilson noted that the Eye could be related to religious cosmetics.

It turned out to be the real deal: an artifact that’s at least 1,200 years old from the ancient civilization. And now, it's headed back to its homeland. Dozier bought the vase about five years ...

The tiny ornate object, which originated in ancient Egypt, was designed in the ... at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem who determined the artifact was genuine. “They were found in graves, in ...