In the heart of the Arizona desert lies Painted Rock—a site etched with centuries of Native American petroglyphs. These mysterious symbols tell stories of life, travel, and belief carved into stone.

Hidden beneath the dense forests and rolling hills of Georgia lie ancient earthworks that whisper stories of a world long ...

The exhibit at the Newberry Library has everything from “Star Wars” clips to Polaroid pictures, showing through pop culture how Native stories are still being created.

The Conversation explores the origins of the long and interesting journey the Easter Bunny has taken from European prehistory ...

Flowers have long carried meaning across cultures. Egyptians revered the lotus as a symbol of purity and rebirth, while ancient Greeks crowned the heads of poets and warriors with laurel, representing ...

“So, so often Native stories get pigeonholed as ancient history ... Last Gun’s ledger art tends to take on more abstract forms, inspired by both the symbols his tribe paints on their lodges ...

I wanted to make a point of placing the monsters within the daily life of Tokyo,” says the photographer Tess Ayano, who spent ...

The unicorn's sage-like origins Ancient depictions of the mythical creature date back to the Bronze Age. A bovine animal with one long horn was commonly featured on seals used by the Indus Valley ...

Artist Vitalia Deriabina instructs locals in “pysanky,” a traditional Slavic egg-decorating practice that goes back centuries.

Arts education enhances academic success, creativity, empathy, and inclusion—making it a vital, not optional, part of every student’s holistic development and future readiness.