A mix of ancient divinities, Aphrodite was patron over love, beauty, fertility, and war. But the venerated Greek deity has a ...

Much like cats, crocodiles, and lions, the hippopotamus was a revered animal in ancient Egyptian culture, as it represents ...

Remarkable archaeological finds are telling a new story of how prehistoric humans turned clothing from a necessity into a ...

The 37mm by 10mm (1.45in by 0.39in) figure was found in a ploughed field during "appalling" weather, said finder Bob Jemmett A 1st Century BC bronze Celtic "fertility figure" with oversized ...

At an ancient Roman ... Age and Roman Empire. These figures are often shown with cornucopia and infants, as well as baskets of fruit, emphasizing their links to fertility both in agricultural ...