A pirate shipwreck from the 18th century is discovered off the coast of Madagascar with cargo worth $138 million.

A total of 97 artifacts, including national treasures barred from being taken out of China, recently went through the Tianjin Customs to be delivered to the Tianjin Museum. These artifacts were from a ...

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Ever been rummaging through Grandma's attic and wondered if that dusty old dish or jewelry box was just sentimental clutter? You might be sitting on a small fortune without even knowing it. Here's the ...

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Original Star Wars figures still in their packaging share shelf space with tin wind-up toys, dolls with the slightly unsettling stares that were apparently mandatory for children’s playthings before ...

Flower designs on 8,000-year-old Mesopotamian pots reveal a “mathematical knowledge” perhaps developed to share land and ...

While porcelains awe audiences with their creamy, understated luster, a unique kind of pottery has captured attention for its ...

In a village in North China's Hebei province, the ancient craft of pottery is bringing new opportunities to the local community. People in Jingxing county, Shijiazhuang, have been making porcelain for ...

Symmetrical arrangements of botanical motifs indicate a grasp of spatial division long before the advent of formal written numbers.

Terry Kovel and Kim Kovel [email protected] Dec 27, 2025 Dec 27, 2025 Art nouveau designs were based on nature. A close look at this table, which sold for $2,750 at Fontaine’s Auction ...

Meta's $2.5 billion acquisition of AI startup Manus sees co-founder Ji Yichao drawing parallels with Mark Zuckerberg, both college dropouts who built tech empires. Manus, a versatile AI agent, ...