Hyperborea is a mythical land that appears several times in Greek mythology. But was it a real place? And if so, where was it ...

Sour cream is a beloved and versatile ingredient. However, this tangy condiment has a fascinating origin story that stretches back thousands of years.

AMMAN - Among the oldest and most effective weapons of antiquity were simple and composite bows.Widely used during the Bronze ...

This is not an ordinary idol, this is the idol of the master of the Angara taiga! On the top of a hill, located on the left ...

On November 13, the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates Agios Ioannis Chrysostomos the Archbishop of Constantinople, who was ...

A Human History of the Mediterranean; By Davide Abulafia; Oxford University Press; 816 pp., $68.00 If you read the better class of these ocean books, you might soon find yourself convinced of the ...

(Carole Raddato / Wikicommons) The were people who were riding horses without saddles (first used by the Scythians) or stirrups, which would not arrive until the Chinese invented them early in the 4th ...

From nomadic tribes to the Kazakh khanate - the Musée Guimet’s new exhibition explores 5,000 years of Kazakhstan's history in five key artefacts.

Here are all the countries and cities Saint Andrew is the patron saint of ahead of St Andrew's Day in Scotland.