Additionally, ancient humans may have ramped up their use of ochre. This naturally occurring pigment is composed of iron ...

John Feng is Newsweek's contributing editor for Asia based in Taichung ... [email protected] While many of America's travel advisories for Europe have been in place for longer than the current ...

During my recent visit to the Netherlands, Philippine Ambassador Eduardo J. Malaya took me to see the literally palatial International Court of Justice in The Hague. We did not enter the so-called ...

Prehistoric Pile Dwellings Around the Alps is one of Europe's least visited but most impressive UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Prehistoric Pile Dwellings Around the Alps was named the most stunning ...

Identifying the ancient temple, which has served as a ... a natural waterway dividing Europe and Asia, remained in Turkish hands. The 19th century brought a sudden resurgence of international ...

The blue glass beads from Venice journeyed around 10,000 miles to the Americas more than five centuries ago and were the size ...

The coming year promises to be another big one for travel in Europe, and these are the best countries to add to your bucket list adventure across the ocean.

But you could find a more intimate view in the lively work of the most revered ancient Chinese travel writer of all ... most recently Mr. Selden’s Map of China. “His remarkable powers ...

“There are pagodas and stupas, ancient wells, ceramic kilns, walls and water gates, and canals and lakes. All these belong to the Mrauk U culture,” Sarti told me, consulting a topographical ...

Ancient Greece is traditionally divided into six ages ... the islands of the Aegean and Ionian seas, Crete, and the coast of Asia Minor. The most prominent site was Mycenae, which gave its name to the ...

Disclosure: Travel Lemming is an independent reader-supported blog ... I love to wander aimlessly through exhibits of Asia, Europe, Ancient Egypt, and Africa. The museum has works by Impressionist ...