From the Roman empress Cleopatra to the celebrated actress Audrey Hepburn, beaded jewellery has always maintained its unvarying desirability. Anybody scavenging ancient history books would find that ...

Most visitors at the Musée du Quai Branly walk past the 10-metre display case devoted to northeastern North America without ...

You may think that this vintage accessory belongs on a lapel rather than your living room wall, but it actually makes for chic, unique home decor.

The few books available on Indian jewellery restrict themselves to the opulence of royal courts and the gem-studded jewels of ...

WHAT Scotland has given to the world, eh? Arguably, the first indoor cludgie for starters. That was at Skara Brae, a wee housing scheme older ...

Nothing on the surface of this scrubby expanse of western Nevada desert, overlooked by towering, craggy mountains, gives even ...

Metal bangles are another popular choice when it comes to African jewelry. Crafted from brass, copper, or silver, these ...

Earlier this year, National Geographic reported on the environmental destruction taking place in the South China Sea while politicians and diplomats argue over which country controls the region. The ...

In 1967, archaeologists discovered a spectacular burial of two men accompanied by six male servants inside a mound in the city of Cahokia, which flourished near present-day St. Louis from around A.D.

A tree stump from an ancient submerged forest that is at least 6,000 years old protrudes from a beach at low tide at Pett Level in Sussex, England. (M.J. Thomas) (Ken Feisel) Experts from the British ...