When Julius Caesar wrote a series of histories about the Gallic Wars around 53 B.C.E., he mentioned a fascinating group of ...

We often take written language for granted– whether it’s texting, reading a book, or scrolling through social media, it’s a part of everyday life. But imagine a time when there were no books, no ...

The ancient Greek roots of the cross symbol, its significance in cosmology, religion, and philosophy, long before ...

Instead of referring to sounds in an essentially arbitrary way, pictures refer to the world. As such, they require no ...

Eight human sacrifices were found at the entrance to this tomb, which held the remains of two 12-year-olds from ancient ...

Among the items are sandals, pottery and Britain's largest collection of Roman writing tablets, bearing IOU notes and gossip ...

Robert Louis Stevenson might have been right when he claimed that “Language is but a poor bull’s eye lantern wherewith to ...

The texts contain cuneiform symbols, an early writing system, and show the red tape of government bureaucracy dates back over ...

As people across the globe celebrate World Poetry Day on March 21, we delve into the world of poetry in ancient Greece, from ...

Ancient stone tablets show government red tape goes back 4,000 years, say scientists - The administrative tablets give a rare insight into ancient bureaucracy ...

Red tape may feel like a modern-day frustration, but according to archaeologists, it's been a part of governance for millennia. Evidence from ancient Mesopotamia reveals that bureaucratic systems ...

Jeffrey Parkin (he/him) has been writing video game guides for Polygon for almost seven years. He has learned to love just about every genre of game that exists. Ancient wyvern coins are an ...