In the beginning, only a boundless expanse of water known as Nun existed. Within this watery abyss, Atum, the self-created ...

Civil Rights Act marked a turning point in America. Title VI prohibits discrimination in federally funded activities, ...

Zias, published in the journal Levant, reveals how ancient Phoenicians may have incorporated cleansing into their religious ...

Many people think that the calendar we use today stems from ancient Rome. While the current version, known as the Gregorian ...

Spokeo looked at the history of identification and its evolution throughout the centuries, from seals to biometrics.

In the remarkably rich and highly readable volume, these scholars present a diverse array of traditional opinions regarding Judaism’s interactions with differing belief systems.

He was a minor king, yet Tutankhamun’s tomb might have been the most richly stocked of all in ancient Egypt. Now research is ...

Scripture is wielded against queer people, often without any recognition that there are other ways to read these same texts.

Archaeologists have always worked to connect the stories in ancient texts with what lies buried underground. These efforts ...

Representation of non-Abrahamic religions and spiritual traditions, particularly in the mainstream comics universe, is ...

Researchers have recreated the world's oldest synthetic pigment, called Egyptian blue, which was used in ancient Egypt about 5,000 years ago.

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