The flower is made from a stem of the medicinal tongcao plant (rice paper plant) by the same delicate art that once adorned Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC) court ladies, says the Beijing resident in her 40s.

Italy is a dream destination, where ancient history, breathtaking landscapes, and world-class cuisine come together in ...

The discovery shows the cultural interaction between the Maya of Tikal and Teotihuacan's elite between 300 and 500 A.D., ...

A rare total solar eclipse that darkened the skies of ancient Egypt in 2471 B.C. may have played a role in a remarkable ...

Law enforcement officials are offering a $1,500 reward for information that leads to the vandalism who damaged ancient Native American ... the most significant rock art sites in the region and ...

Restorations in a 13th-century church revealed paint and symbols previously undiscovered in France. Ronan-Louessard French National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research On the ...

Nowruz dates back over 3,000 years and has its roots in the ancient Persian Empire and the Zoroastrian calendar. For Zoroastrians, Nowruz marks the creation of the world (Giti) and humankind.

Venus Passes Between the Earth and Sun This Weekend -- but Don't Try to Look for It NEW YORK (AP) — Venus will pass between the Earth and sun on Saturday during what's called an inferior ...

Our souls come here to experience both joy and hardship, which help us evolve. You carry ancient wisdom within you: All the knowledge of past civilizations and even otherworldly beings is already ...

A team of archaeologists in Iraq, led by Sebastian Rey, the British Museum’s curator of ancient Mesopotamia ... Rey tells The Art Newspaper, was “an extremely important period in Mesopotamian ...

Archaeologists uncover an ancient burial site with Egyptian, Greek, and Roman graves at Tell Ruwad Iskandar, Egypt. Credit: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Archaeologists have uncovered an ancient ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — As we darted through Addis Ababa’s morning rush hour, my jet lag couldn’t dull the energy of Ethiopia’s capital. We wove through crowds of office workers headed to ...