More than two thousand years after Emperor Qin Shi Huang was buried near Xi’an, the central chamber of his vast mausoleum has never been opened. The famous Terracotta Army, discovered in 1974, stands ...

Archaeologists working near China’s Terracotta Army site recovered roughly 6,000 coins and gold camel figures from a sealed ...

French Culture Minister Catherine Pégard (third from left) at the unveiling of the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum in London, July 17, 2026. TOBY SHEPHEARD/AFP On Friday, July 17, the atmosphere ...

Kerry Sheron could often be found waving and nodding to those who passed his home, which stood out in Escondido, Calif.

Japan has long been a favourite for Australians heading on an Asian holiday, but one nation threatens to take some of the shine off the land of the rising sun. Australian travel to China has risen ...

We call those people the “ancient Chinese”. Learn about amazing structures, great inventions and a famous myth from ancient ...

The 'guardian spirit' was uncovered at Vindolanda last month, and has been described as a 'remarkable discovery' ...

As he closes out his Harlem crime trilogy with “Cool Machine,” the two-time Pulitzer winner turns again to the city that made him, and to the private ghosts behind his restless reinventions.

After 246 years, Pvt. John Pumphrey is unknown no more. Through DNA testing and old-fashioned sleuthing, the Maryland ...

Archaeologists say the iron cannonball was likely fired during the 1836 Battle of the Alamo and remained undisturbed where it ...

Through DNA testing and old-fashioned sleuthing, the Maryland teenager who died in one of the last big battles of ...