More than five millennia ago, an Egyptian weaver created a simple, tailored linen dress, likely not realizing just how long it would stick around. The Tarkhan Dress, carbon-dated to 3482 to 3102 B.C., ...

Ancient human figurines have been found. Some of the oldest known paintings in the world are in the Cave of the Castle, in Cantabria in the north of Spain. Thought to be more than 40,000 years old ...

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Scientists have identified a new pod of ancient hunter-gatherers who lived near the land bridge between North America and South America about 6,000 years ago.Researchers are still charting how ...

Inside is Machang, a savory glutinous rice dumpling with roots stretching back more than 2,000 years to ancient China. In Quezon City, it is reborn by Kamuning Bakery Café, a neighborhood institution ...

His unexplored tomb at Nemrut Dağ may show us more about death and worship in ancient Turkey. Several colossal heads that once stood in the mausoleum of Antiochus I of Commagene now lie in front ...

said during his thematic speech that the Greater Bay Area retains unique cultural genes shaped by the exploratory DNA from the ancient Baiyue community, enriched by the culture of the Central ...

Wu Zhiliang, chairman of the Federation of Associations of Cultural Sectors of Macau, said during his thematic speech that the Greater Bay Area retains unique cultural genes shaped by the exploratory ...

How wholegrains saved Denmark's health: Why you should try this diet trick Analyses showed that the bread was made with coarsely ground emmer flour, an ancient variety of wheat, and lentil seeds ...

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Researchers believe they've cracked the mystery of a mummified "rainbow dragon" that's been sitting in a Japanese treasure house for centuries. The "dragon" has been stashed at the Shosoin ...

Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities In January, officials announced the discovery of ancient tombs and burial shafts cut into the rock near the mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut.