Wales | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/wales/RSS feed for WalesenTue, 02 Jun 2026 20:59:14 +0000A Century After Causing Controversy, Red Cave Markings in Wales Are Classified Again as Britain's Oldest Rock Arthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-century-after-causing-controversy-red-cave-markings-in-wales-are-classified-again-as-britains-oldest-rock-art-180988879/The team of scientists used modern dating methods to confirm an old hypothesis by the rock art’s initial discoverersTue, 02 Jun 2026 20:59:14 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-century-after-causing-controversy-red-cave-markings-in-wales-are-classified-again-as-britains-oldest-rock-art-180988879/These Are the Top Ten 'Endangered' Buildings and Bridges in England and Wales—and They Tell Us a Lot About Life in the Victorian Erahttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-buildings-and-bridges-are-the-most-endangered-in-england-and-wales-and-they-tell-us-a-lot-about-life-in-the-victorian-era-180988642/Structures remaining from the height of the British Empire reveal changing economic, medical and education trends from the 1800s and early 1900s. But their legacy is at risk as they fall into disrepairWed, 29 Apr 2026 19:41:34 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/these-buildings-and-bridges-are-the-most-endangered-in-england-and-wales-and-they-tell-us-a-lot-about-life-in-the-victorian-era-180988642/'The King and I' Spotlights an English Governess Who Modernized Siamese Society. The Real Anna Leonowens Exaggerated Her Influence and Lied About Her Originshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/the-king-and-i-spotlights-an-english-governess-who-modernized-siamese-society-the-real-anna-leonowens-exaggerated-her-influence-and-lied-about-her-origins-180988394/The beloved musical is loosely based on a Eurasian schoolteacher's accounts of her time at King Mongkut's court. These memoirs masked her mixed-race status and unfairly portrayed the monarch as a tyrantFri, 27 Mar 2026 11:30:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/the-king-and-i-spotlights-an-english-governess-who-modernized-siamese-society-the-real-anna-leonowens-exaggerated-her-influence-and-lied-about-her-origins-180988394/You Can Buy This 438-Year-Old Mill in Wales That Inspired a Stunning J.M.W. Turner Paintinghttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/you-can-buy-this-438-year-old-mill-in-wales-that-inspired-a-stunning-jmw-turner-painting-180988074/Rossett Mill was the subject of a landscape by the Romantic painter around 1795. Now, the property is listed at a little over $2 millionWed, 28 Jan 2026 21:38:17 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/you-can-buy-this-438-year-old-mill-in-wales-that-inspired-a-stunning-jmw-turner-painting-180988074/Archaeologists Say They've Detected the Largest Stand-Alone Ancient Roman Villa Ever Unearthed in Waleshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-say-theyve-detected-the-largest-stand-alone-ancient-roman-villa-ever-unearthed-in-wales-180988032/The mansion's foundations and floors are likely well-preserved, according to geophysical surveys. The discovery provides new insights into the Roman occupation in the regionWed, 21 Jan 2026 19:55:13 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-say-theyve-detected-the-largest-stand-alone-ancient-roman-villa-ever-unearthed-in-wales-180988032/Hundreds of Mysterious Victorian-Era Shoes Are Washing Up on a Beach in Wales. Nobody Knows Where They Came Fromhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/hundreds-of-mysterious-victorian-era-shoes-are-washing-up-on-a-beach-in-wales-nobody-knows-where-they-came-from-180987943/The leading theory is that the black leather boots, which were discovered by volunteers, were traveling on a cargo ship that sank nearby roughly 150 years agoMon, 05 Jan 2026 15:59:15 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/hundreds-of-mysterious-victorian-era-shoes-are-washing-up-on-a-beach-in-wales-nobody-knows-where-they-came-from-180987943/Artist Sneaks Framed A.I. Portrait and Accompanying Label Onto a Museum's Gallery Wallhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/artist-sneaks-framed-ai-portrait-and-accompanying-label-onto-a-museums-gallery-wall-180987691/The artificial-intelligence-generated image hung in Wales' National Museum in Cardiff for a few hours before staffers and museumgoers noticed its presenceMon, 17 Nov 2025 15:01:26 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/artist-sneaks-framed-ai-portrait-and-accompanying-label-onto-a-museums-gallery-wall-180987691/A Neolithic Cow's Tooth Helps Point to the Mysterious Origins of Stonehenge's Iconic Stoneshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-neolithic-cows-tooth-helps-point-to-the-mysterious-origins-of-stonehenges-iconic-stones-180987222/Isotope analysis of a molar from a cow’s jawbone found buried at the monument provides details of the life story of the animal—and how it may relate to the construction of StonehengeMon, 25 Aug 2025 18:36:34 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-neolithic-cows-tooth-helps-point-to-the-mysterious-origins-of-stonehenges-iconic-stones-180987222/See a Mysterious Postcard That Was Delivered 121 Years Latehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-a-mysterious-postcard-that-was-delivered-121-years-late-180984976/The handwritten note, which bears a 1903 postmark, recently arrived at a building society in WalesWed, 28 Aug 2024 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-a-mysterious-postcard-that-was-delivered-121-years-late-180984976/Stonehenge's Massive Central Stone May Have Been Shipped From Hundreds of Miles Awayhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/stonehenges-massive-central-stone-may-have-been-shipped-from-hundreds-of-miles-away-180984904/Researchers think they've solved the mystery of the monument's Altar Stone, which could have traveled all the way from ScotlandThu, 15 Aug 2024 19:36:17 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/stonehenges-massive-central-stone-may-have-been-shipped-from-hundreds-of-miles-away-180984904/