For the nearly two centuries since this Etruscan oil lamp was found near the city of Cortona, Italy, it has confounded scholars. It was unearthed in a ditch, so its original context is unknown. And ...

Ayodhya's Deepotsav achieved a remarkable feat, securing two Guinness World Records. Over 2,100 individuals simultaneously rotated diyas, while an astounding 2.6 million oil-lit lamps illuminated the ...

More than a billion people in India celebrated the Hindu festival of Diwali on Monday as a state government secured the much-coveted record for lighting the largest number of oil lamps. Every autumn, ...

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Playwright Patrick Hamilton introduces unease early in “Gaslight,” his 1938 melodramatic thriller about a marriage rooted in greed, manipulation and betrayal in a competent revival running through Nov ...

While excavating a massive Roman cemetery in the Netherlands, archaeologists discovered an unusual oil lamp that may depict the ancient god of wine. The "filling hole," where oil would have been ...

A magnificent agricultural estate, active between the 4th and 7th centuries CE, has recently been uncovered in Kafr Qasim, central Israel, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced on Tuesday.

To say Stephen Sondheim was prolific would be an understatement. The award-winning composer/lyricist — who died four years ago at age 91 — created 16 musicals and wrote lyrics for four others. He also ...

Soaring CEO pay and shareholder returns. Almost no matter the metric, the U.S. oil and gas industry has flourished under President Joe Biden, even though his administration has pushed hard to ...