Justin Jacobs, author and expert in modern Chinese history, discusses loot, antiquity, and imperialism in his new book.

The U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization works to preserve significant and inspirational places worldwide. Designated World Heritage sites, they are as diverse as Yellowstone Nationa ...

A volcanic eruption destroyed the Roman city of Pompeii in 79 AD, but an avalanche of tourists has caused officials to ...

Many events of great significance to U.S. (and indeed world) history and politics took place not within the country itself ...

More than 40 foreign experts in classical studies from 13 countries visited Henan's heritage sites, Longmen Grottoes and the ...

Twenty years after burying him, Egyptian architect Ahmed el-Meligui was forced to exhume his grandfather’s remains from a ...

The work, now on view at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, tells the story of two characters on the island—the last people ...

World leaders and top officials reacted to the unfolding results of the 2024 presidential election as the contest drew to a ...

Across the U.S., 25 national battlefield and military parks have been established to protect battlefield landscapes and memorialize the past. Increasingly, visitors to these sites are attracted as ...

Two people from Colorado are facing federal charges after being accused of “destroying” a historic site at a Utah national ...

Twenty years after burying him, Egyptian architect Ahmed el-Meligui was forced to exhume his grandfather's remains from a ...