Without a doubt, the ancient Egyptians are the experts in body preservation and mummification. However, they were not the ...

The Metropolitan Museum of Art's engaging "Recasting the Past" exhibition looks at the antiquarian spirit in China since the 12th century.

Instead of presenting history as a fragmented series of dates and events, the human journey framework weaves these elements into a story of resilience and transformation. It invites students to see ...

Construction continued up to the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), when the Great Wall became ... as much by the rammed-earth sections of fortifications dating from the Western Han that are conserved in the ...

Historical records indicate that during the Western Xia Dynasty, various ethnic groups, including the Tangut, Han, Uygur and Tibetan, coexisted. Their diverse livelihoods, religious practices and ...

Why does the art of leaving blank spaces create such boundless imagination? Why do themes of death and decay rarely appear in ...

Lang Shining left a body of paintings that depict royal events and ceremonies and landscapes. He introduced the Western ...

The recent discovery of an art forger's workshop reminds us of the long history of fraudulent artworks – here are the simple rules to work them out. Fake artworks don’t often come to light because of ...