If tattoos are prone to fading within a single human lifetime, imagine the wear-and-tear on the tattoos of 1,200-year-old ...

A 2,500-year-old Chinese sword discovered in 1965 remains razor-sharp and pristine today, seemingly defying the natural laws ...

Wang Zhenzhong, founder of the museum and owner of a local handicraft factory, was born into a fishing family in 1977. Both ...

Researchers used lasers to uncover intricate, hidden tattoos on 13th-century Peruvian mummies, revealing details of ancient ...

The Gongchen Bridge is a historical stone arch bridge over the Grand Canal in Gongshu district in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. [Photo ...

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

From the Prado in Madrid and the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam to the National Museum of Art in Beijing and the Getty Center in ...

At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, ...

Odisha’s links to Buddhism dates back to Mauryan Emperor Ashoka’s invasion of the ancient kingdom of Kalinga. But with ASI ...

Caduceus — that's the name of Hermes' rod, a staff with two intertwined snakes and wings, which the god, known as Mercury in ...

Ancient Chinese philosophers ... A review of the major Chinese schools of thought reveals great emphasis on the importance of wisdom and virtue in a good leader, as well as the belief that a good ...

Drawing inspiration from Zhang Zeduan's renowned handscroll masterpiece Along the River During the Qingming Festival, the ...