In ancient Rome, an hour was not a consistent unit of time. In the summer, it could be as long as 75 minutes – and in the winter it sometimes lasted just 45 minutes. At first it just appeared to ...

Bones found at the site of an ancient fish-processing plant were used to genetically identify the species that went into a ...

Psychotherapy is an ancient and deeply human part of healing; for cause, it has been called the oldest branch of medicine. Adapted from Fires in the Dark: Healing the Unquiet Mind More Must-Reads ...

Imagine a time when the world was flat, surrounded by vast, unknowable waters, and ruled by the whims of powerful deities. For the ancient Babylonians, this wasn't mere fantasy, but their ...

I first became fascinated by death when I was 8 and my mummy took me to the British Museum to look at the mummies. When, at a slightly older age, I began to study death and the ancient world what ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - The ancient Romans were brilliant engineers and builders, creating a dazzling array of magnificent structures including some that have survived to modern times ...

Arguing against suicide theories, Aldhouse-Green noted that many ancient bog bodies were naked, some found with clothes placed beside them. “Leather and linen survive in bogs due to the presence ...

Excavations in the ancient ruins have unearthed a cramped space where enslaved workers and donkeys performed their grueling tasks. By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Rome Archaeologists ...

Explore the ancient roots of New Year's resolutions, from Babylonian promises to Roman rituals. Trace the evolution through history to modern self-improvement goals.