A rare skull trepanation tool and hints of iron casting were found at the Łysa Góra site in Mazovia, Poland, reflecting ...

In the United States, Halloween has boomed into the second-largest commercial holiday, generating billions in sales annually. While many Costa Ricans have adopted this tradition, others reject it as ...

On a hilltop in east-central Poland, archaeologists have found an unusual Iron Age tool: an iron scalpel, likely once ...

Rathcroghan was the center of an ancient society in present-day Ireland. Take a look inside the demon cave home to Halloween's ancient Celtic origins This weekend, kids across the country will don ...

The origins of Halloween traditions go back to an ancient Celtic festival involving animal sacrifice and a cave of demons in Rathcroghan, Ireland. Mike McCarthy, a tour guide at Rathcroghan, joins us.

Celtic nations like Ireland and Scotland have more in common with the Portuguese and Spanish than with “Celts” — the name commonly used for a group of people from ancient Alpine Europe, scientists say ...

Halloween is a time when millions of Americans dress up, play pranks, eat candy and carve pumpkins, but that’s not exactly how the annual celebration got its start. The spooky folkloric holiday, which ...

Hiding beneath Hungary’s capital city is an ancient town with unique and eerie history. Hungary’s capital city, Budapest is home to the Hungarian Parliament located on the Danube River. The city also ...

Halloween is upon us, but what about this holiday makes Americans spend billions of dollars each year. According to the National Retail Federation, Americans are expected to spend an estimated $3.5 ...