Felix Lok Ching-nam looks right at home inside the “cave” in Hong Kong he is using to present a selection of items about prehistoric cultures and ancient civilisations. Lok is the founder of ...
Originating in ancient China, the practice of bonsai was refined by the Japanese. The miniature trees are meant to imitate their full-sized relatives. To create these works of living art ...
Archaeologists have found a white marble statue of a woman wearing a royal crown under the walls of an ancient temple and ... alongside a limestone bust of a king wearing a “Nemis”, a kind ...
Foumban (Cameroon) (AFP) – Chatter muffled as members of a secret society, masked and garbed in honey-coloured robes, entered the court of Foumban, the historic capital of a centuries-old ...
Nor was the decision made primarily out of a desire to keep the pyramid intact—a consideration that has justified reburial of ancient structures around the world. No, according to Mexico News ...
Over the past ten years or so, investigations of degraded or ‘ancient’ DNA have skyrocketed. By extracting DNA fragments from diverse sources —from human teeth and faeces to soil samples and ...
A dream detached home has gone on the market in West Cork with two bedrooms, stunning sea views and its own private island - oh, and it's a 15th century castle. The beautiful castle sits on the very ...
The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll was a cultural icon in the 1950s in both the music and television industries. In the months leading up to his sudden death on Aug. 16, 1977, Presley was reportedly in ...
so the art of making these vehicles has been lost," he said. He has completed two carriages for the British royals during his 50-year career but this one, the King's Carriage, will be his magnum opus.