Sediment cores from the Aegean Sea reveal that human-driven lead contamination began 5,200 years ago—much earlier than expected. This pollution is tied to shifts in economy and land use, culminating ...

As people celebrate the beginning of the new Chinese lunar year, the Year of the Snake, what do snakes symbolize in mythology?

Jingjue in Niya was one of 36 vanished states in the western region of ancient China. Important heritage and artifacts from ...

Ancient myths have influenced civilizations and can be mapped to zodiac signs. Each sign aligns with a mythological pantheon ...

Himiko (Queen of Wa) is very well suited towards progressing down the Science Legacy Path in the Antiquity Age, but can ...

Ancient texts such as Matteo Ricci's Notes on China vividly describe the Spring Festival's early practices. These included rituals to honor ancestors, ward off the mythical Nian beast and welcome a ...

This is believed to be the first ... Discovery of 'Punk' and 'Emo' Fossils Challenges Our Understanding of Ancient Molluscs Jan. 8, 2025 — Researchers have unearthed two fossils, named Punk and ...

Archaeologists have discovered 4,800-year-old relics in the earliest known lakeside settlement in Tibet, officially the Xizang Autonomous Region of China, dating back thousands of years. The site, ...

As Lunar New Year approaches, the once-endangered folk tradition of stilt walking is undergoing something of a revival in ...

scholars now know that distilled liquors in China date back at least 1,000 year earlier than previously thought. Ancient Scrapyard Found Filled with Bronze Statues ...

Civilization 7 has taken a bold step in the ... Leaders can rule any area, but wonders are locked to their Age. This means your ancient Roman wonder can’t be built in modern Mexico.