One such ancient story centers on the bronze sentry Talos. Forged by Hephaestus, the Greek god of smiths and artisans, Talos ...

A 2,000-year-old marble throne dedicated to Potamon, a revered rhetorician of Mytilene, has been highlighted by a 1908 ...

The ancient Greeks wore a variety of hats to protect them from the elements and to act as aesthetic embellishments ...

A pair of pedestrians recently stumbled across an ancient deadly weapon in a peaceful and most unlikely location: a beach in Poland. The artifact, a 2,500-year-old dagger, was found on March 30.

Fuzhou Ryukyu Cemetery is the resting place of nine Japanese who came to China during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). They were envoys, interpreters, students, sailors and merchants who passed away in ...

[Photo by Ye Yilin / for chinadaily.com.cn] Eighty-year-old Chen Feng has voluntarily safeguarded the tombs of ancient Japanese at a cemetery in Fuzhou, Fujian province, for over two decades.

Chen Feng, 80, cleans fallen leaves at Fuzhou Ryukyu Cemetery in Fuzhou, Fujian province. [Photo by Ye Yilin / for chinadaily.com.cn] Fuzhou and Naha (the capital of Okinawa) became sister cities ...

In February, a man from southern Alberta flew to Central America to return an ancient artifact his family had been gifted decades before. Don McDougall from Okotoks, Alta., says a jade amulet from ...

Reviving an ancient tradition, pottery artisans meticulously recreate timeless techniques that have been passed down through generations. From shaping clay by hand to mastering the intricate ...

A mock trial of Themistocles took place in Chicago, almost 2500 years after the great ancient Greek general was accused of treason. Credit: Facebook / National Hellenic Museum / Elios Photography The ...