The discovery of a peculiarly shaped skull by archaeologists has illuminated a previously unknown ritual deformation process.

When we study William Shakespeare and William Wordsworth in Indian schools with so much enthusiasm, why can’t we study Indian classics with the same gusto? That was the question that set off Rohan ...

With the support of its long-standing academic tradition, the study of ancient Chinese classics has achieved evident development in the past 30 years. Meanwhile, encouraging progress has been made ...

Yang Liqun, a 64-year-old restorer, at the Yunnan Ancient Books Preservation Center in April. [Photo/Xinhua] Gently removing the upper and lower layers of the hardwood cover, Yang Liqun takes out a ...

Professor Michael Scott wants to dispense with one of the greatest misnomers about the study of the ancient world – that it is a subject which is no longer relevant. “There is a misconception that ...

A collection of digital ancient Chinese classics compiled by Zhonghua Book Company opened to the public on Tuesday through libraries across the country. The digital publications include more than 300 ...

Once upon a time, classics was viewed by the Western world as the strongest educational foundation, a portal to a civilized life and a high-level career. But even when I majored in Ancient Greek many ...

LOS ANGELES - University of Southern California classics professor Brandon Bourgeois has translated Homer’s Greek classic, "The Iliad," for students in the 21st century. Bourgeois rapped the epic poem ...

It was a feast fit for the gods. Professors, graduate and undergraduate students enjoyed some of the same foods ancient Greeks and Romans served at dinners thousands of years ago at Ancient Food Day, ...