When he ascended to the throne, Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) inherited an affluent monarchy from his ...

This pair of Qing dynasty tigers (dating circa 1850) are carved in a style characteristic of later Chinese statuary: minimal surface decoration, low-relief carvings of abstracted forms such as ...

And in a striking sartorial tribute to the country whose name she bears, Catherine wore a red coat for the visit, a nod to the colour of the Welsh dragon. The coat, which the princess paired with ...

Little is known about Thutmose II, who reigned as pharaoh from about 1493 B.C. until about 1479—more than 100 years before Tutankhamun lived, but part of the same 18th Dynasty of Egyptian kings.

When asked if the world was heading into an arms race that could lead to World War III, she did not hesitate—"Yes. Yes, I do," she said. "We’ve now got four nations, four dictatorships ...

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The mayor of Porreres, a town in the Spanish island of Majorca, has accused Meghan's company of copying their historic coat of arms in its logo, which features a palm tree and two birds.

Six months after it was announced that changes would be made to the country’s Coat of Arms, the newly modified emblem has been proclaimed by President Christine Carla Kangaloo. The new Coat of Arms ...

An artifact from the Xiatang Neolithic site in Zhejiang province. PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY The more than 20,000 stone tools and animal fossils from 15,000 to 50,000 years ago enrich people's ...

The discovered sites and items, spanning from the Paleolithic period of the Stone Age to the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), provide outstanding examples from more than 1,700 archaeological excavations ...