“I worked really carefully because when you find writing, that’s always an exciting thing in the ancient world,” said Sullivan. “I knew it was important. I certainly did not have any idea ...
Mortadella may not have become an everyday staple in the U.S., but its influence on American food culture is undeniable -- showing how an ancient Italian sausage evolved to fit a new world ...
Valentine’s Day has long been associated with romantic gestures—lovers exchanging flowers, chocolates, and poetry under the ...
Many legends claim to explain the origins of Valentine’s Day, but as is the case with legends, they leave many questions ...
Scientists have digitally "unwrapped" a 2,000-year-old charred scroll from the Roman town of Herculaneum - providing the first glimpse inside the ancient document since it was buried by Mount Vesuvius ...
A local government in India is offering a $1 million prize to the first person who cracks the code of an ancient script found ... s earliest civilizations. The writing was discovered on pottery ...
According to one legend, Pope Gelasius wanted to put an end to the debauchery in the late fifth century. He declared Feb. 14 ...