As people celebrate the beginning of the new Chinese lunar year, the Year of the Snake, what do snakes symbolize in mythology?

Flights to Lisbon from Manchester with TAP Air Portugal during February half term start at a very reasonable £134pp return.

An exhibit at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., entitled "Courtly Art of the Ancient Maya," highlighted the ...

In Greek mythology, Aether was a god of light and the god of the Upper Sky. He had an especially prominent role in Orphic mythology.

The Maya civilization had one of the most intricate religious systems in the ancient world. From powerful gods like the maize god and the rain god Chaac to the complex calendar cycles and ancestor ...

More than 2,000 years old, El Mirador natural park and the surrounding rainforest is one of the most beautiful places in Guatemala, an unparalleled historical and natural enclave whose future could be ...

The ancient Ruins of Tulum can be visited fairly easily on your own or you can book a guided tour for the added convenience of roundtrip transportation with pickup from hotels in Playa del Carmen and ...

The ancient Maya city of Coba, which peaked between 800 and 1100 C.E ... most impressive structure here is the Pyramid of Quetzalcoatl—the feathered serpent god—fronted by a colonnade and topped by ...

In her book, anthropology professor Lisa Lucero's book explores how the Maya survived for thousands of years by building their societies on a ...

Crystal skulls arrived on the archaeological scene in the 19th century. No one knew who made them. Eventually, they all ...

From witnessing active volcanoes and getting involved in community tourism to exploring stone cities that have stood for ...

As a volcanic eruption darkened the sun roughly 4,900 years ago, a Stone Age culture sacrificed hundreds of decorated stone plaques to try to coax it back. A trove of engraved stones unearthed ...