After asking Philly artists to submit designs for a Harriet Tubman statue, the city is now tapping local writers to craft an inscription for the monument that will soon be placed outside City Hall.

The Egyptians believed that hieroglyphs offered magical protection to people in this life and the afterlife, and inscribed the signs on monuments, statues, funerary objects, and papyri. THE PROTECTIVE ...

Deepavali, the festival of lights, is now part of the UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed the step, saying it would add ...

India's Deepavali, the festival of light celebrated across the country with lamps, prayers and community gatherings, was on Wednesday inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible ...

NEW DELHI: Deepavali was inscribed on the prestigious UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list of humanity on Wednesday during the 22nd session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the ...

Deepavali is celebrated annually as one of the most popular festivals, uniting communities, families and individuals across the length and breadth of India and the diaspora. Within communities, elders ...

A fragment of a cuneiform seal that’s now the first direct evidence of official communication between the kingdoms of Judah and Assyria has emerged at an archaeological site in Israel. According to ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The ancient Assyrians couldn’t exactly take to the phones like the IRS, making incessant calls demanding ...

Two exhibits celebrate Philippine intangible cultural heritage in celebration of National Indigenous Peoples Month and Museums and Galleries Month. The National Commission for Culture and the Arts ...

Expended ammo casings at a booth during the National Rifle Association's national convention. Editorial Fellow In the wake of Wednesday’s deadly shooting at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE ...

Investigators discovered several anti-fascist messages inscribed on bullet casings recovered from the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, Utah Governor Spencer Cox said on Friday. The messages were among ...

Authorities revealed messages on bullet casings after naming the suspect who killed Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University (right) as Tyler Robinson (left) (Pictures: AP/AFP) Bullet casings recovered ...