A new study asserts that the Bronze Age goblet may be one of the earliest known depictions of cosmology, featuring gods ...

Produced in collaboration with the UK’s Lion Television and inspired by the best-selling book by Greek writer Christos ...

Ancient Greek cartographers, from Anaximander to Ptolemy, turned myth and measurement into world maps, shaping latitude and ...

“The Secret Lives of Numbers,” by Kate Kitagawa and Timothy Revell, highlights overlooked contributions to the field by ancient thinkers, non-Westerners and women. By Alec Wilkinson Alec Wilkinson is ...

Inside Ancient Egypt is an up-close look at the daily lives of ancient Egyptians—as well as how they thought about death. Enter through a three-story replica of a mastaba, a type of ancient Egyptian ...

Socratic principles can help people live more fully and freely, according to this energetic “semi-fictional” account of the philosopher’s life. Enriching Socrates’s dialogues with narration and ...

A tiny silver goblet discovered decades ago in the Judean Hills might hold the oldest known depiction of cosmic creation – and the scenes etched into its surface tell a surprisingly peaceful story.

Julia Kindt received funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC) and is a member of the Sydney Environment Institute. What makes us human? What (if anything) sets us apart from all other ...