For centuries, historians have debated whether a Roman military commander named Sponsian who reportedly crowned himself ...

Recent court cases reveal how middlemen are facilitating a booming trade, eluding a crackdown.

A designer of lai see envelopes given out at Lunar New Year talks about adding novelty to them while still satisfying traditionalists From snake-themed events to whether your luck is in: discover all ...

Archaeologists in Luxembourg have unearthed a trove of 141 ancient Roman coins worth more than €300,000 ($310,000).

Researchers say they have identified a new species of ancient hominin, Homo juluensis, that could help solve another big mystery of human evolution. Their proposal is sparking debate in the scientific ...

A Byzantine gold coin that was recently discovered in the mountains of southern Norway has historians perplexed over how it ...

Steamboat is great; long live steamboat. Everyone loves it, and I do, too. But, there is one thing that’s very frustrating about it. If the aim is to reach peak yumminess, it’s a Sisyphean endeavour.

A collection of artifacts has been found in one of the largest and most complex Chu-era burials ever found. This cache is ...

Mark your calendars! Stephen Album Rare Coins’ Auction 51, featuring 4,150 lots spanning Ancient, Islamic, Indian, Chinese, ...

Every year, over the autumn and winter months, this district in China’s southeast Guangzhou province fills with the scent of drying tangerine peels, or chenpi. For some locals, it’s the smell of gold.