In order, the books go from Angels & Demons (2000) to The Da Vinci Code (2003) to The Lost Symbol (2009) to Inferno (2013) to Origin (2017), with Origin — at least for now — remaining as the ...

Scientists say they have begun to decipher the symbols on Ice Age cave art — and it all started with a hunch by an enthusiastic amateur archeologist. Content Skip to Main Content Accessibility Help ...

Scientists have decrypted symbols denoting numerical fractions in Linear A, a writing system used by the ancient Minoan civilization. Credit: Wikimedia Commons / Zde CC BY 4.0 The term “linear” stems ...

For 150 years, people have tried to decipher mysterious symbols written by an advanced civilization believed to rival ancient Egypt. Can a $1 million prize help crack the puzzle?

For 150 years, people have tried to decipher mysterious symbols written by an advanced civilization believed to rival ancient Egypt. Can a $1 million prize help crack the puzzle?

The language is known as “linear B” and it predates the Greek alphabet and so most historians agreed it was probably a separate language altogether. However, decoders who had worked on cracking the ...

An ancient code that has mystified experts for more than a century has finally been cracked. The series of symbols appear in temples across Dūr-Šarrukīn, which was once the capital of Assyria.

Suzanna Ivanič's new book Catholica: The Visual Culture of Catholicism is an essential primer on how Catholicism intersects with art history.