An ancient granite pebble included indentations resembling a face, its nose a red dot. A study says it may have had symbolic significance.

Swedish archaeologists uncovered medieval monastery ruins in Derome, thanks to a history enthusiast's research of old maps ...

The discovery could deepen our understanding of the Neanderthal mind, but some experts aren’t convinced by the interpretation ...

In HBO’s “Mountainhead,” the “Succession” creator Jesse Armstrong uses subtle status symbols — and a secluded $65 million ski ...

For more than 26 years, Pope John Paul II traveled the world with a silver pastoral staff topped with a dramatic, abstract ...

Scientists say they found one of the oldest known symbolic objects bearing a human fingerprint in Europe. The print hints at ...

The letter from Yosemite Postmaster Fred C. Alexander, dated June 29, 1926, was meant to set the record straight regarding a ...

Archaeologists have excavated a medieval frontier garrison in Mongolia, suggesting some monumental walls on the Eurasian ...