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Today, clay is one of the bayin, the eight categories into which Chinese instruments are grouped based on the material traditionally used to make them. The xun – pronounced huen in Cantonese ...

Inventions occasionally paint a very different picture of our ancient world. Ancient inventions can be groundbreaking. They give us more insight into past cultures, people, and technology.

bridging ancient traditions with contemporary artistic expression. The artworks, crafted from premium Italian silk, serve as a testament to the cross-cultural dialogue between European textile ...

Since ancient ... AD, Chinese astronomer, mathematician, engineer, and inventor Zhang “Chang” Heng invented the first seismoscope. Considering the time that it was constructed, it was impressively ...

Chemical analyses revealed wine residue on both expensive goblets and common cups unearthed among the legendary city's ruins Eli Wizevich One monk said his old temple was ‘reduced to heaps of ...

Mar. 18, 2025 — An analysis of a 30,000-year-old fossil vulture from Central Italy has revealed for the first time that volcanic rock can preserve microscopic details in feathers -- the first ...

For centuries, historians and linguists have been searching for the cradle of the Indo-Europeans, an ancient people who shaped history and created the world’s largest language family ...

Officials in conservative communities in the United States have been removing books from schools and libraries, to the outrage and dismay of liberal-minded Americans. This process has reportedly ...

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