After unearthing a rare collection of highly prized Silk Road artefacts, a family in the Himalayas has opened a museum ...

As Lunar New Year approaches, the once-endangered folk tradition of stilt walking is undergoing something of a revival in ...

A collection of artifacts has been found in one of the largest and most complex Chu-era burials ever found. This cache is ...

Lost for decades, divers were finally granted permission to find and explore the city's ancient streets which flourished ...

The vessel, which dates back to the Shang dynasty, contained a liquid that (upon analysis) was revealed to be distilled ...

Chinese Cultural RelicsThe 700-year-old tomb was first discovered by archeologists in 2012. Archaeologists in Yangquan, China ...

Researchers say they have identified a new species of ancient hominin, Homo juluensis, that could help solve another big mystery of human evolution. Their proposal is sparking debate in the scientific ...

The discovery that scurvy, a debilitating illness caused by vitamin C deficiency, could be treated with citrus fruit ...

This week, meet a big-brained ancient human relative, hear a meteorite as it lands on Earth, spot a tiny kangaroo-like marsupial, and more.

Egypt holds the distinction of being one of the cradles of the water clock, with some of the earliest examples originating ...

Such a symbiotic relationship between modern technological development and historic preservation is being formed and ...