Africa’s wildlife laws still follow a 1933 colonial conservation model that excludes communities and fails to protect ...

A remote village in Ivory Coast opens its doors to one of the world's least understood spiritual ceremonies. What begins as a ...

Daoism approaches the world not from the perspective that the world is broken or needs to be saved, but rather that it is ...

One of the birthplaces of American music is Congo Square in New Orleans, where enslaved people gathered to sing, dance, drum, and preserve their traditions.

LONDON — British archaeologists said on Thursday they had discovered the remnants of an ancient site that they believe was used for solstice gatherings thousands of years ago, just 3 miles from ...

Archaeologists have identified hundreds of previously unknown ancient burial monuments in the Atbai Desert of northeastern Africa, revealing evidence of a large and sophisticated pastoral culture that ...

Greek and Roman banquets were not always refined affairs of philosophy and polite conversation. From kottabos to wine-soaked party challenges, ancient drinking games reveal a rowdy side of classical ...

A 2,000-year-old skeleton unearthed at a Scottish burial site shows striking evidence of intentional brain removal after death, shedding remarkable new light on the complex funeral rituals of Iron Age ...

Archaeologists at the Turkish site of Uşaklı Höyük have uncovered compelling evidence of ritualized infant burials that may shed new light on previously unknown Hittite religious practices. The ...