HEFEI — Dressed in traditional hanfu, Wang Zijun, manager of a coffee shop, gracefully serves steaming coffee and snacks to his customers. The coffee shop nestled in Huizhou Ancient Town, a popular ...

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Dec. 12, 2024 — Neanderthal genes make up 1-2% of the genomes of non-Africans. Scientists analyzed the lengths of regions of Neanderthal DNA in 58 ancient Eurasian genomes of early modern humans ...

It was renamed as Qingcheng Palace in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), becoming a place where the emperors held celebratory rituals after cultivation ceremonies while praying for a good harvest.

"The Qingcheng Palace is the highest-ranking complex within the Altar of the God of Agriculture," said Xue Jian, director of the Beijing Ancient Architecture Museum, which manages the altar.

Archaeologists have discovered an inscribed silver amulet that one theologian now says may rewrite the history of Christianity north of the Alps mountain range. The inscribed amulet was found ...

The Taliban boom town is rapidly going bust ... Communities formed in starburst patterns along ancient irrigation lines, then moved farther into the desert to farm as they pleased.

For Little Big Town, it's a very Country Christmas. The foursome spread holiday cheer live from Nashville Monday night with their TV special, "Little Big Town's Christmas at the Opry." ...

Our worries about being lonely in a run-down town quickly disappeared after we arrived. We were pleasantly surprised by how lively our town was We moved to Sant'Elia a Pianisi, a village in ...