The Japanese WWII Soldier Who Refused to Surrender for 27 Years
Unable to bear the shame of being captured as a prisoner of war, Shoichi Yokoi hid in the jungles of Guam until January 1972
Rubin Museum Agrees to Return Stolen Religious Artifacts to Nepal
An investigation launched by the New York cultural institution concluded that the 14th- and 17th-century carvings were “unlawfully obtained”
Hong Kong Removes ‘Pillar of Shame’ Honoring Tiananmen Square Victims
The move arrives amid continuing crackdowns on pro-democracy protesters in the Asian city
Why This Ancient Civilization Fell Out of Love With Gold for 700 Years
Analysis of 4,500 artifacts suggests an early society between the Black and Caspian Seas turned against bling
How Cup Noodles Became the Instant Ramen for Americans
Released in Japan 50 years ago, the portable meal proved to be one of the biggest transpacific business success stories of all time
Why Did This Chinese City of Canals Collapse in the Third Millennium B.C.E.?
New research suggests Liangzhu, “China’s Venice of the Stone Age,” was abandoned due to extreme flooding
A Literary Scholar Takes Us Around the World in Eighty Books
Harvard professor David Damrosch’s new release has readers traveling to London, Paris, Nigeria, Tokyo and beyond without ever leaving home
A Botched Restoration Left These Ancient Cambodian Statues With Swapped Limbs
Now properly pieced together, the sculptures of Hindu deity Krishna are on view at the Cleveland Museum of Art
Major Contemporary Art Museum Debuts in Hong Kong Amid Censorship Concerns
M+ promises to be a leading cultural destination, but China’s new national security law threatens its curatorial freedom
Archaeologists Map Ruins of Karakorum, Capital of the Mongol Empire, for the First Time
Genghis Khan founded the city, located in what is now central Mongolia, around 1220 C.E.
Indonesian Divers Discover Treasures From Enigmatic ‘Island of Gold’
Archaeological evidence of the Srivijaya Empire is limited, but recent finds made along the Musi River may shed light on the mysterious civilization
New Research Reveals Surprising Origins of Millennia-Old Mummies Found in China
Once thought to be migrants from West Asia, the deceased were actually direct descendants of a local Ice Age population, DNA analysis suggests
DNA Analysis Rewrites Ancient History of Japan
A new study suggests the island’s modern populations trace their ancestry to three distinct groups, not two as previously proposed
These 200,000-Year-Old Hand and Footprints Could Be the World’s Earliest Cave Art
Found at a hot spring on the Tibetan Plateau, the impressions were likely left by hominin children
Remains of Likely Human Sacrifice Victim Found in Foundation of Korean Palace
The young woman died in her 20s during the fourth century C.E.
Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Dagger Linked to Enigmatic Indian Civilization
A blade found in the state of Tamil Nadu offers new evidence of an urban center that thrived as long as 2,500 years ago
These Horse-Riding Ancient Nomads Made Astonishing Golden Art
An exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge displays ornate Saka treasures discovered in Kazakhstan
These Millennia-Old Cave Paintings May Be Among India’s Oldest
Locals have known about the artworks for generations, but government archaeologists only began documenting them this summer
Nine New Sites, From Chinese Port City to Saudi Rock Art Complex, Join Unesco World Heritage List
Other honorees include a group of European spa towns, a 13th-century Hindu temple and a lighthouse in France
Illinois Becomes First State to Mandate Teaching Asian American History
The move arrives amid a surge in anti-Asian hate crimes across the country
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