Classical Greek and Roman sculpture is known for its beauty and true to life detail. These sculptures were inspiration for the masters of t...

If you're still struggling with the idea of a South Sudan, and the lack of a Yugoslavia , you may wish to brace yourself, because on Ap...

If your ideal career involves breaking and entering, eating free food, and judging the state of other people's housekeeping, you might ...

You've heard of the Caber Toss , you've heard of Camel Jumping , but have you heard of Finnish Wife Carrying? Starting in the sma...

Caligula, the third and most infamous emperor of Rome was a colorful character. He was sadistic, grandiose, and possibly insane. He enjoyed...

Literally meaning 'Island of the Sheep', the Faroe Islands are the stunning Nordic paradise you've never heard of. Nominally pa...

Prince Phillip, husband to Queen Elizabeth II, and the longest-lived British consort in history is a fairly accomplished man. He held high ...

There's been a lot of exciting finds announced this week, Caesar's landing place in Britain , Iron Age human remains in Turkey , an...

One of my giant pet peeves as a thinking person is when people try to claim that people past upheld strict codes of moral virtue, and that ...

Erik the Red was a larger than life dude who knew how to leave a mark. He got kicked out of Iceland, and settled a previously uninhabited¹ ...

Claiming descent from Menashe (or Manasseh), the Bnei Menashe are a community of Jews living in the eastern state of Manipur in India, and ...

You may have noticed, but I love prehistory. We know so little about where man actually came from, and because there's so little archae...