The oldest religious text in the world date back thousands of years, though many religions were initially passed on through spoken word. These religious texts are some of the oldest in human history.

For Halloween, former research director at Leeds Beckett University, Ruth Robbins, has been looking at the letters and manuscripts of Leeds-born writer W. F. Harvey, which are held in Cultural ...

Ancient Greek kings used war elephants from Alexander to the Seleucids, shaping battles and empire-building across the Hellenistic world.

Mesopotamians, the ancient inhabitants of the land between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, are credited for many firsts in human history, including writing, urbanism and the state. Among these ...

Salt has been with humankind almost since the beginning of time. Its usefulness as a seasoning and preservative extends to other historical applications, both therapeutic and ritual, so it is not surp ...

The public has responded with everything from sarcasm to genuine concern about academic standards, with one detailed rebuttal ...