Discovery of 640-Year-Old Abandoned Castle Beneath Private Mansion in France Shocked Archaeologists

Archaeologists in France were surprised to unearth the ruins of the Château de l'Hermine, a castle built by Duke John IV of ...
Ancient Origins

Scents of Ancient Egypt: Air Tests Reveal Mummy Balm Recipes

The headline takeaway is scale and sensitivity: the team reported identifying 81 distinct VOCs. Those compounds clustered into four main ingredient groups linked to ancient embalming practice - fats ...
IFLScience

In 2005, Thousands Of Toads Exploded In A Bizarre Amphibian Apocalypse

It started in April when a spate of media reports claimed that thousands of the amphibians had died in Hamburg's Altona ...
China Daily Global Edition

From burial cloths to exports, stories woven in China

In ancient China, jade discs were elite ceremonial objects placed in burials as symbols of a gateway to heaven and the cyclical journey of the soul — a practice especially prominent between the 5th ...
South Wales Argus on MSN

Could this Roman heritage spot be a contender for the UK Town of Culture?

Newport City Council’s cabinet will be asked to support putting forward Caerleon for the UK Town of Culture competition.