Asian History
How Modern Researchers Are Trying to Recreate a Long-Lost Fabric
Dhaka muslin was immensely popular for millennia, but the secrets of its creation faded from memory by the early 20th century
Did the Black Death Rampage Across the World a Century Earlier Than Previously Thought?
Scholar Monica Green combined the science of genetics with the study of old texts to reach a new hypothesis about the plague
Watch 150 Years of Asian American History Unfold in This Documentary
The five-part PBS series chronicles the community's story through archival footage, interviews
Porcelain Bowl Bought at Yard Sale for $35 Could Sell at Auction for $500,000
The blue-and-white vessel is a rare Ming dynasty dish dated to the early 15th century
Venetian Glass Beads May Be Oldest European Artifacts Found in North America
Traders likely transported the small spheres from Italy to northern Alaska in the mid-15th century
How to Participate in the Lunar New Year This Year
The Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Freer and Sackler Galleries host virtual events
Collection of Antiquities Dealer Accused of Looting Will Return to Cambodia
The $50 million trove represents one of the most significant repositories of Cambodian cultural heritage outside of the country
How Seven Women Artists Are Celebrating Kamala Harris' Historic Inauguration
The group's upcoming short film, titled "When We Gather," honors the achievements of women who preceded the vice president
A Medieval Nun Led This Newly Unearthed Buddhist Monastery in Eastern India
The religious center, located on a hillside away from densely populated areas, may have had all-female or mixed-gender renunciates
Inscription Leads Archaeologists to Tomb of One of the Last Han Emperors
A manufacturing date on a vessel confirmed a Chinese mausoleum's ties to second-century A.D. ruler Liu Zhi
A History of Felines, as Narrated and Illustrated by a Cat
Baba the cat is both storyteller and photographic model in what is perhaps the most unique cat history book ever published
8,000 Years Ago, a Child in Indonesia Was Buried Without Their Arms and Legs
Ancient humans often modified the bones of their dead as part of funerary rituals
These Hair-Filled Leather Pouches Are the Oldest Balls Found in Eurasia
Some 3,000 years ago, Chinese horsemen may have used the objects to play a team sport involving hitting a ball
A Stolen Mao Zedong Scroll Was Found Cut in Half
Prior to the defacement, the nine-foot-long calligraphy work was valued at an estimated $300 million
Japan's Love-Hate Relationship With Cats
From shapeshifters to demonic corpse eaters, supernatural cats have roamed for centuries in the country's folklore
Nine Harrowing Eyewitness Accounts of the Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
More than seventy-five years ago, the atomic blasts killed an estimated 200,000 people
Evidence of Early Bow-and-Arrow Hunting Discovered in Sri Lanka
If confirmed, the 48,000-year-old find will be the oldest known instance of bowhunting outside of Africa
Archaeologists Discover Ancient Stone Turtle in Drained Angkor Reservoir
The reservoir houses the remnants of a centuries-old temple now undergoing excavation
Researchers Uncover New Evidence That Warrior Women Inspired Legend of Mulan
Nearly 2,000 years ago, women who rode horseback and practiced archery may have roamed the steppes of Mongolia
Unwind With These Free, Museum-Led Meditation and Mindfulness Sessions
The Rubin Museum of Art and the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art offer an array of relaxing experiences
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