Ancient Greece is traditionally remembered for its philosophy, mythology, and great buildings—but there's a lesser-known side that hardly finds its way into textbooks. Under the neat image is a world ...

It was common for ancient cultures to communally take hallucinogens, but this society did things much differently. An international team of archaeologists has revealed the role hallucinogenic drugs ...

PHILADELPHIA (KYW/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - U.S. Customs and Border Patrol seized almost 100 ancient artifacts, including 36 swords and 50 arrowheads, that date back over 4,000 years. Border officials ...

In school, history often comes packaged in tidy chapters and predictable timelines, but let’s be honest, real history is anything but neat. It’s messy, dramatic, filled with surprises, and often way ...

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PORTO NOVO, Benin (AP) — A traditional mask festival in Porto Novo, Benin, showcases the country’s unique face masks and full-body costumes, that are tied to ancient customs and traditions. A CT ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Mark Garlick/Science Photo Library/Getty Images) A strange chunk of metal that lay hidden in the soil for thousands of years may ...

Culture Minister Lucian Romascanu urges Romanians on March 1 to preserve their beautiful traditions by offering a martisor "a symbol of ancient customs." "March 1 is not only the beginning of spring ...