The Egyptian ankh—a symbol of life—has long intrigued scholars and conspiracy theorists alike for its resemblance to the ...

Ancient Origins of Writing Traced to Mysterious 6,000-Year-Old Symbols Comparison of the 'fringed cloth' motif and proto-cuneiform signs. ( Kelley et al., Antiquity , 2024 ) ...

Finally, I made it to Kemet! Ehh … wait, I mean Egypt … I guess?It's hard to accept that only remnants and distant memories of Kemet, the ancient ...

Humans have been getting ink for at least 5,200 years. Here are some of the most intriguing ancient tattoos, from cultic symbols to complex horse motifs.

An analysis of ancient “nailed heads” from Spain found some local skulls, likely symbols of respect, and foreign ones, likely symbols of intimidation. Photo from the Autonomous University of ...

See the world’s oldest emoji in this new archive of 650 ancient symbols. A new project catalogues hundreds of icons, making it easier for contemporary designers to use them. SHARE.

Mysterious and ancient Iraq symbols baffled researchers for 100 years. But now, one claims to have decoded them, revealing king’s name ...