In 2013, two local Iraqis handed over two inscribed clay cylinders to the State Board of Antiquities and Heritage. Subsequent ...

The oldest known cremation pyre in Africa is shedding light on the complex funeral rites of ancient hunter-gatherers 9,500 years ago.

Off the coast of Marseille, National Geographic Explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau hauled up thousands of ancient clay ...

During the 1800s, Pennsylvania was at the epicenter of the rye whiskey industry. Prohibition caused most of the distilleries to close, and the state’s legacy was forgotten.

New historical research is challenging centuries of assumptions about why the Bayeux Tapestry — one of the most iconic pieces ...

A team led by University of Oklahoma anthropologist Jessica Cerezo-Román and Yale University anthropologist Jessica Thompson ...

Did you know that the tradition of spraying athletes with Champagne actually got its start on a racing track in France? It’s ...

Xue Gailian (left) creates pyrographic art on a gourd in her studio in Wucun village, Wenshui county, Shanxi province. China Daily Over the past 20 years, 65-year-old Xue Gailian has used pyrography - ...

One, located in Burnley, Lancashire, welcomed visitors and guests from their local community to participate in this year’s ...

Fitz Sherlon Prince, a 24-year-old artist from Wakapoa, a small Amerindian village along the lower Pomeroon River in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam), has been making a significant impact through his ...

A Leeds artist has said that it was a “dream come true” to appear on a popular BBC TV show and showcase the ancient artform that she has come to specialise in. Did you know with a Digital Subscription ...

Chantal Gatehouse, a talented pyrography artist from Leeds, is soon to be featured on series 3 of the popular, award-winning BBC show "Make It at Market”, which will air from 3 March at 3:45pm daily ...