Soot and grime slowly accumulated on the ceiling of an ancient Egyptian temple. The once-vibrant and colorful decorations became increasingly obscured as centuries of apathy stretched into millennia ...

Update, October 8, 2009: Dan Brown's new novel The Lost Symbol takes readers on a spine-tingling tour of some of Washington, D.C.'s most famous buildings. With Masonic symbolism as its theme, the book ...

These two ancient Egyptian zodiac signs were uncovered in the Temple of Esna, Egypt. On the left is a Sagittarius, and on the right is a Scorpio.Ahmed Emam, Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Ancient ...

A historian may have deciphered the meaning of a mysterious set of symbols found on temples in an ancient city built around 2,700 years ago. The symbols, made of glazed brick, were used to decorate ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

A researcher claims to have decoded an ancient set of symbols found in Iraq that have long puzzled experts. Image from the New York Public Library For over 100 years, archaeologists have been ...

Once a pastoral land of mountains to the east and Utah Lake to the west, Payson and the surrounding towns have historically been the home to Ute Indians. Since the days of Brigham Young, Scottish, ...

Most wars throughout history have begun and ended symbolically. Before the State of Israel and a Palestinian Arab identity were established, the first violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was ...