The Piraeus Lion is indeed an intriguing artefact, as it has a complex history that involves various peoples, from the ancient Greeks who carved it, to the Varangians who left their runic inscriptions ...

Scientists believe they’ve decoded the mysterious symbols of Teotihuacan, revealing a potential ancient ancestor of Nahuatl.

During the Second World War a brooch inscribed with ancient Norse runes (letters) was discovered in a field at Værløse Airfield in Denmark telling a sinister story of the Nazi’s efforts to abuse ...

Symbols appropriated by neo-Nazis have emerged at a Townsville protest where white supremacist groups mingled with elected officials. Read their actual meanings. Men dressed in all black uniforms and ...

A plaque commemorating Edward Williams, with a phrase written in Coelbren at the end. Credit: Wikimedia Commons, No Raisin At All, CC-BY 4.0 However, many scholars today argue that Edward Williams ...

Archaeologists have discovered what may be the world's earliest known rune-stone, a study reports. Runes are the letters of an alphabetic script used to write Germanic languages before the adoption of ...

Investigations show the stone is inscribed with a message in ogham, an Irish alphabet used from the fourth century A.D. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission ...

Traces of Ogham can still be found all across Ireland. The ancient script of Ogham, sometimes known now as the 'Celtic Tree Alphabet,' originally contained 20 letters grouped into four groups of five.

Bitcoin BTC transaction fees soared to their highest level ever last weekend, all thanks to trading activity for a newly launched standard for Bitcoin-based digital collectibles. On April 20 (UTC time ...

Archaeologists from the Museum Odense in Denmark recently unearthed a significant historical artifact: a small, 2,000-year-old knife bearing an exceptionally rare runic inscription. The text, composed ...