A rare example of a sun hat from late Roman Egypt that was stitched together from fabrics in five colors.

In a quiet museum case, a Roman glass cup that had sat in plain sight for generations has yielded a secret message that was ...

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Today, if we are choosing a volume in a bookshop, we may check to make sure its dust jacket is intact or, if a paperback, ...

A punch, Mr K?’ Mr Horse puffed on his pipe. ‘For a girl? Oooh, sir – I don’t know about that. But…how old was the girl, ...

In the Swiss Alps, a plan to tidy up Romansh—spoken by less than one per cent of the country—set off a decades-long quarrel ...

When societies struggle, many leaders find it easier to blame Jews than fix their own problems, as Venezuela demonstrates today ...

Reverence roots us, understanding bridges us, and critical inquiry renews us. From Plato to Al-Ghazālī, history shows that traditions flourish not through blind preservation but through a dynamic ...

Historian Tony McMahon tries to get to the bottom of why it has been long believed that there are a select few humans with ...

At the Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone, Christmas arrives in grand style, with an extraordinarily rich program. The indoor and outdoor spaces of the Auditorium will host ...

Advent is a season in the Church’s life intended to renew the experience of waiting and longing for the Messiah. Though ...

Pope Leo XIV is on the first apostolic journey of his papacy to Turkey and Lebanon Nov. 27 to Dec. 2. Follow here for live ...