The rise in popularity of a certain 19th-century ... backgammon with the crew or late night monopoly battles, the demand for stylish, functional game tables is on the rise. From leather to glass ...

A recent study by researchers Dr. Dorota Dzierzbicka and Dr. Daria Elagina re-examined and translated a rare first-hand account of a 16th-century Ethiopian monk visiting old Dongola, Sudan.

A sculptural inscription discovered near Chandrashekara temple at Guttala in Haveri district of Karnataka has documented the death of 6,307 people due to drought in the local area, making it the ...

The ring dates to the 15th or 16th century, making it at least 400 years old. Photo from the Wawel Royal Castle Centuries ago, signet rings were worn by numerous individuals, including civic ...

As Smithsonian reports, a new study published in the journal American Antiquity links America’s first domestic cats to a 16th-century shipwreck. The Emanuel Point II met its demise around 1559 ...

a 16th-century stepwell, located in Mehrauli Archaeological Park," it added. The officials said the conservation work was carried out in the last couple of years by a "joint team of the ASI and ...