These pioneering artists have sustained a legacy of radical, often political art, over the course of decades. That their work ...

Self-tormenting practices were all the rage in ancient Byzantium, from wearing chains to living on top of small pillars—and ...

A pre-Hispanic mummy dating back 1,000 years was recently found by utility workers in Lima, Peru, with archaeologists linking it to the Chancay culture that predated the Inca Empire.

A pre-Hispanic mummy dating back 1,000 years was recently found by utility workers in Lima, Peru, with archaeologists linking it to the Chancay culture that predated the Inca Empire.

The first female Orthodox saint in North America was an Indigenous woman who spent her entire life with her Yup'ik family and neighbors in a village in southwest Alaska.

Kelvin Okafor is using his latest exhibition, “Drawing Awareness,” to call attention to different skin conditions, with portraits of people including model Winnie Harlow and singer Seal.

Research suggests the destruction of her statues "were perhaps driven by ritual necessity rather than outright antipathy." ...

Haunting 1,000-year-old mummy found ‘seated with bent arms’ and brown hair still visible just INCHES below ground The desert heat dehydrates the bodies, naturally mummifying the bodies and ...