Excavations at Khirbet Hyrcania in the northern Judean Desert uncovered rare Byzantine-era gold coins and a ring, ...

On Christians around the world gather to celebrate Jesus’ birth, as many believe. With joyful carols, special liturgies and ...

Poet Javed Akhtar claimed that Christmas was moved from spring to December to coincide with a popular pagan festival to ease ...

This innovative approach combines climate data, archaeological evidence, and population dynamics to simulate how Neanderthals moved across the landscape. The model reveals that by the time ...

A series of history books covering every county in Ireland from different perspectives has concluded with a volume on Antrim, ...

A series of history books covering every county in Ireland from different perspectives has concluded with a volume on Antrim, co-edited by ...

Christmas is celebrated on December 25 due to a mix of theology, symbolism, and historical context, not a single pagan ...

The lesson here is uncomfortable: mythology and history aren’t complete opposites. They’re points on a spectrum. Some myths have kernels of historical truth. Some historical narratives get warped and ...

The ruins of Augusta Raurica near Basel, Switzerland are home to the best-preserved Roman theater north of the Alps.