The Rhine River, one of Europe’s longest and most picturesque rivers, is famous for its stunning landscape. The steep hi ...

10, 2025. Amidst the ancient temples and tombs in Egypt's Luxor, skilled artisans continue to transform alabaster -- a luminous stone once cherished by pharaohs -- into breathtaking artworks ...

but the know-how involved in this ancient craft is fading, with only a few of the owners still making stone seals by hand. Seal carving dates back to the Spring and Autumn period in China (770 ...

A MYSTERIOUS stone carved nearly 1,700 years ago has been unearthed in a region rich with Biblical history, where Jesus is said to have walked on water. The volcanic slab, inscribed with Ancient ...

Since its grand opening in 2021, two of the three spaces have been permanently occupied by the Ancient Owl Beer Garden and Negranti Creamery. The space now hosting the art pop-up was previously ...

A new pop-up art gallery has replaced a custom hat shop in downtown Atascadero, taking over a small, unique space for a limited time. Siblings and visual artists Zoya Dixon and Sam Lopata have ...

With an owl in the palm of her hand, a cloak adorned with a gorgon’s head and a warrior’s helmet upon her swept hair, Athena, as depicted in a Roman statue from the first century C.E., is a remarkable ...

But the citrus genus has a surprising history, popping up everywhere from ancient Rome and the Renaissance to naval exploration and Casanova's famed romantic trysts. The history of citrus dates ...

The Athena is posed extending her hand, as if proffering a small owl, a symbol of her divine wisdom ... Further, when restorers were unable to locate suitable ancient fragments, sculptors carved new ...

For more than 3,000 years, China’s oldest-known distilled spirit remained hidden inside a bronze, owl-shaped vessel unearthed within a Shang Dynasty tomb ... a theory supported by archaeological ...

She stands with her right hand extended, a small owl resting in her palm ... created during the reign of Augustus (around 31 B.C.E.–14 C.E.), while its body was carved when Claudius was in power ...