An archaeological exhibition coming to Torreón, Coahuila, will showcase the power of women in ancient Huastec society.

Vālmīki’s epic poem “The Rāmāyaṇa” is a great work of literature and a treasure of Indian culture — but its political and ...

The education of Spartan women was designed to make them strong and healthy, enabling them to bear strong children, ...

Recent scientific reevaluations of remains have historians rethinking the prevalence of women fighters throughout history.

After turning Charles VII's head in the 1440s, Agnès Sorel became his mistress and close advisor as well the era's great ...

In Peru, archaeologists just uncovered the 9,000-year-old remains of teenage girl — who appears to have been a big game hunter. Her grave contained a 24-piece hunting toolkit which included spear tips ...

Women buried in a lavish grave 5,000 years ago wore beaded garments, suggesting they held positions of power. The beads could ...

UK explorer Alice Morrison, 61, known as the “Indiana Jones for girls,” set off on a 2,500-kilometer journey, to cross the length of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, from north to south, on foot.