And a small, apparently 14th century Ming Dynasty bronze Buddha statue was unearthed in Western Australia’s Shark Bay in 2019. It was presented as “evidence” that the famous 1421 Chinese ...

A bronze knife handle discovered in the 1990s in the northern English town of Corbridge depicting a left-handed gladiator has offered insight into fandom in the ancient Roman world. The two-inch ...

Qingming, meaning "clear and bright" in Chinese, is the fifth of 24 solar terms in the traditional Chinese calendar. The traditional Qingming Festival started in the Zhou Dynasty and boasts a history ...

Several of them have been recognized as national treasures, including the owl-shaped you (a wine vessel) from the Shang Dynasty (C.1600-1100 B.C.), the Houma Covenants (497-489 B.C.) , Marquis of ...