ARCHAEOLOGISTS have uncovered the 1,350-year-old burial chamber of a young blue-eyed boy, packed full with ancient treasures.

The "Ice Prince" burial sheds light on a toddler from a wealthy family who lived around 1,350 years ago in Bavaria, Germany.

When Odysseus encounters the Cyclops in Book 9 of Homer’s Odyssey, the giant’s first question is: “Who are you, strangers?

The Ice Prince lived for only 18 months, but his past is wrapped in mystery, wealth, and extraordinary preservation.

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Silk fabric has been one of the most coveted goods ... Two monks appeared before the Byzantine Emperor Justinian with a proposition so enticing that even an emperor couldn't refuse.

In an unprecedented tribute to the art of golden textiles across the centuries and civilisations, Tunisia shines with its cannetille embroidery and golden thread costumes at the Musée du quai ...

The monks then presented the eggs to Byzantine Emperor Justinian I in ... and woven into fabric. Como's silk companies now buy most of their undyed raw silk (both fabric and yarn) from China.

The Italian sea republics were State-dependent cities That In the centuries of the Middle Ages they acquired prosperity ...

One site which has provided considerable insight into Silk Roads contacts on the south eastern coast ... the settlement engaged in considerable trade with the Roman and later Byzantine world during an ...