The Pipa Knot is a unique Chinese Macrame knot that is based on the Figure 8 shape. This historical knot has been around for ...

Smithsonian Journeys—the Smithsonian’s travel program and a recognized leader in enriching, small-group exploration—has announced new trips for 2027, including a new Land Journey in Japan and South ...

Photoshop CS6 Extended tutorial showing how to quickly create the ancient, powerful, Chinese symbol, Tajitu, commonly know as Yin Yang symbol.

One of the most spectacular Neolithic villages in the world, and the best preserved settlement in Western Europe, Skara Brae ...

Julius Caesar, a Roman general and statesman, believed experience taught everything. His famous quote, 'Experience is the teacher of all things', highlights learning through action. This idea, shaped ...

Harpies are bird-like messengers of Zeus, sent by the Olympian ruler to punish humans for their crimes. They embody sudden gusts of wind that carry away human souls. I decided to depict them bathing ...

Jemima McPhee receives funding from an Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship. Ancient scientists can be easy to dismiss. Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus, often ...

Along with its many other innovations, the Roman Empire revolutionized architecture with never-before-seen features, such as large-scale arches and dome roofs. And many of these structures still stand ...

Our hunter-gatherer ancestors have given us many things. They passed down mastery of fire for cooking and early survival technologies, such as stone tools. They may also have given us the secret to a ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Each Arc Raiders map has a few intriguing puzzles to figure out, and they'll usually provide you with some nice loot for solving them. For instance, ...

This tiny fragment belied a find of Biblical proportions. Archaeologists in Jerusalem have unearthed a 2,700-year-old Assyrian inscription in clay that could shine a light on key events detailed in ...