Some 40 km away, four caves of the Shengjinkou Grottoes in Turpan also opened to the public on Saturday, set to offer 300 ...

New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art (the Met) is home to one of the world’s most spectacular collections of art, sculpture, ...

The rotation of the moon and other planets provides a natural rhythm and framework for understanding time, nature and human ...

Over time, the two instruments developed differently according to their cultural contexts. Over centuries, the sheng became a ...

From prehistoric paths dating back to the Neolithic period to walking routes used by Buddhist monks and tea merchants, these ...

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Before archaeologists confirmed the discovery of the tomb of Thutmose II last month, more than a century had passed since Howard Carter and a team of Egyptian laborers unearthed the tomb of ...

Marpolo Cabrera's "Divine Realms: Philippine Mythological Deities," now on view at the NCCA Gallery, reintroduces Filipino gods and goddesses through vibrant abstract paintings created with mixed ...

A significant archaeological find has been made in the ancient Egyptian city of Taposiris Magna, offering a promising lead in the search for Cleopatra VII’s lost tomb. A tunnel, partially submerged in ...

Ancient Egypt is famous for its pyramids, hieroglyphics, and mysterious artifacts, but its gods and goddesses are equally fascinating. Studying these figures helps us better understand the ...

The serenely beautiful evening star, the planet Venus, was not always a well-behaved heavenly body. According to “Universal Scholar” Dr. Immanuel Velikovsky, in his forthcoming book Worlds in ...

Jewelry was an important part of ancient Egyptian culture. Excavation at the Karnak temple found a 2,600-year-old pot filled with gold jewelry, beads, and statues. The statues of Egyptian gods ...