What hidden messages might other occult symbols convey? Are you ready to read the signs? Here, we decode five mystical ...

This 2,000-year-old scroll is covered with mysterious words in Aramaic. Miomir Korac/Archaeological Institute The scroll was found in a silver capsule thought to be an amulet. Miomir ...

Clockwise from top left: Ca. 5,000-year-old stone mace-head, Egypt; ca. 5,000-year-old stone Narmer palette, Egypt; Medieval inscribed bronze sword, Witham River, England(Clockwise from top left: ...

These two ancient Egyptian zodiac signs were uncovered in the Temple of Esna, Egypt. On the left is a Sagittarius, and on the right is a Scorpio.Ahmed Emam, Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Ancient ...

When illness or injury inflicted people in the ancient world, they often turned to a trustworthy physician who also was familiar with the practice of magic. That connection between the world of the ...