The one-room Shiloh Baptist Church, constructed from hand-hewn poplar logs nestled in a small grove near a cemetery with 37 ...

The father of gastronomy is regarded as Archestratus, an ancient Greek poet and philosopher in the mid-4th century BCE ...

The analysis provided new insights into the materials ancient Egyptians used for embalming, revealing how these practices ...

The tiny cuts and grooves that decorate some ancient human artifacts are not just pretty accidents, according to some ...

Bearing cards, flowers, chocolates and poetry, lovers have always swooned on Valentine’s Day as cherubs circled overhead. Right? Or is its history darker?

Ancient DNA from 348 individuals suggests that pale skin became the predominant characteristic of people living in Europe ...

In Autun, France, archaeologists discovered a 1,600-year-old fabric woven with gold threads in an ancient burial site. The fabric, once a symbol of elite aristocracy, was found in a lead coffin, along ...

Valentine's Day is celebrated on February 14th and is thought to be connected to the ancient Roman festival of Lupercalia.

Archaeologists have already found more than 200 tombs—and they think that might be just the tip of the iceberg.

Valentine's cards and gifts have their roots in English traditions — but Americans have long embraced them for romantic ...

Each Valentine's Day, millions of Americans gift their partners or loved ones with flowers, cards or candy as a token of ...

Researchers who sniffed mummified remains in the name of science described them as "woody," "spicy," and "sweet," with floral notes.