If not for the work of two scholars, Alice Kober and Michael Ventris, the ancient Greek script Linear B would likely still be ...

Engraved some time between 50 BCE and 275 CE, the ancient stone was ... represent an early Germanic writing system that was used before the adoption of the Latin alphabet, and was prevalent ...

Archaeologists have discovered some of the earliest-known stone fragments containing Germanic letter inscriptions at a grave ...

Valentine’s Day has long been associated with romantic gestures—lovers exchanging flowers, chocolates, and poetry under the ...

For nearly 60 years, the Super Bowl has become a central part of American culture well beyond the sphere of pro football. And ...

According to one legend, Pope Gelasius wanted to put an end to the debauchery in the late fifth century. He declared Feb. 14 ...

Bearing cards, flowers, chocolates and poetry, lovers have always swooned on Valentine’s Day as cherubs circled overhead. Right?

Many legends claim to explain the origins of Valentine’s Day, but as is the case with legends, they leave many questions ...

offering a rare glimpse into how ancient cultures used writing to honor the dead and connect generations. Runes were the letters used to write Germanic languages before the adoption of the Latin ...

We may be at the 59th (LIX) Super Bowl but many are still oblivious to the bunch of apparent letters that change every year.