Kaviyoor Mahadevar Temple has a unique style of architecture and is one of the oldest temples in Kerala It is believed to have been constructed in the early years of the 10th century According to the ...

Have you ever felt thunder shake the windows or watched lightning split the sky and wondered who—or what—might be behind such ...

Ancient Aztec records reveal hidden earthquake risk. Scientific examinations of historical accounts suggest that up to 40 percent of Mexico’s population lives along a zone that is more ...

One of my Orange Cats thinks the dining room bench belongs to him and woe to any of the other pets who attempt to sit on it.

Excavations on the island of Paros, Greece uncovered more historic evidence of how these statues were created, and now, archaeologists have an inside look at a sculpture workshop from the ...

The ancient Greeks and Romans often doused their statues in perfume, a recent study found. Published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology, the study adds to evidence that statues were more than ...

Since physical traces of ancient perfumes on statues are nearly nonexistent, Brøns turned to textual sources. One of her earliest examples comes from the Roman writer Cicero (106–43 BCE), who ...

New discoveries related to works of art in ancient Greece and Rome continue to be unearthed. A Danish study published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology in March found that statues in antiquity were ...

7 ancient sites some people think were built by aliens. From the Egyptian pyramids to the Nasca lines, these are some of the most enigmatic constructions on Earth (and beyond).

The ancient Maya city of Coba, which peaked between 800 and 1100 C.E. and was once believed to have had 50,000 inhabitants, is home to two impressive pyramids—the Iglesia and the Castillo, the second ...

The Aztec and Maya calendars shared similarities with today’s calendar, including a 365-day cycle like the Gregorian calendar. However, they also had a 260-day calendar for rituals, with distinct ...

However, most have been tied to specific gods or religious practices. Ancient Egyptians worshipped a god named Sobek, often depicted with an alligator head on a human body. Pre-Columbian and ...