As people celebrate the beginning of the new Chinese lunar year, the Year of the Snake, what do snakes symbolize in mythology?

With artefacts on loan from the British Museum, this modest show reminds us of the astonishing heritage of a country now ...

Tamil Nadu has announced a $1 million prize for decoding the ancient Indus Valley script, sparking global interest among ...

The world’s oldest map unlocks secrets from 3,000 years ago revealing how our ancestors understood the world. The Babylonian ...

Step inside Sir John Soane’s museum in London and you will find a treasure trove of antiquities collected by the British architect who, 200 years ago, was enthralled by the ruins of ancient Rome ...

The ancient symbol of Scottish monarchy had been seized ... Prof Foster's research, funded by the The British Academy and the Leverhulme Trust, has involved combing through old newspaper archives ...

BATIK, the intricate and vibrant textile art, holds a cherished place in Malaysian culture. Its history and evolution weave a story that goes beyond fabric; it is a tale of tradition, innovation ...

Experts believe they may have finally solved the centuries-old mystery of America's lost Roanoke colony through hidden ...

And don’t worry, this isn’t the result of some white British dudes designing something ... project was to express China’s most revered symbols and the client’s personal iconography ...

Part and parcel of a bygone age, they jutted proudly off an automobile's front and cut through the air like the carved figureheads on the bows of ancient ... became status symbols for the rich ...

Historical accounts reveal that in ancient Mesopotamia ... s ties to the British empire — the country’s leaders decided to have a parade to commemorate the moment with a parade. Their thinking at that ...