Amongst the most enduring mythical creatures, which were present in so many ancient cultures, are the dragons. Appearing frequently in folklore and tales from China in the east to Europe in the west, ...

The order of the Knights Templar was officially founded in 1119 AD by a group of nine prominent knights, led by Hugues de Payens (Hugo de Paganis). Besides Payens, the other knights were recorded as ...

Across the globe, a race is under way to crack some of the last mysterious forms of writing that have never been translated.

Today, glass is ordinary, on-the-kitchen-shelf stuff. But early in its history, glass was bling for kings. Thousands of years ago, the pharaohs of ancient Egypt surrounded themselves with the stuff, ...

TikTok—specifically #witchtok—is fueling interest in paganism. Here’s how to immerse yourself in full moon rituals, spellcasting, and more. The Ivana Kupala festival, in Kyiv, Ukraine, is part of an ...

The Hjortspring boat carried warriors on an attempted attack of a Danish island over 2,000 years ago. Archaeologists have new clues about where these raiders came from.

David Heath is a List Writer from the UK specializing in video games, movies, TV shows, and the occasional anime. Streaming services offer a variety of ancient history documentaries to fulfill the ...

A new study sheds new light on the origins of modern brain cells. Researchers find evidence that specialized secretory cells found in placozoans, tiny sea creatures the size of a grain of sand, have ...