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

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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 ...

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

The Elephant House, 21 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh EH1 1EN It is famous as the place where J.K. Rowling wrote parts of the ...

Since 2020, thousands of graves have been demolished at the City of the Dead in Old Cairo. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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

The building, within the Dinorwig Quarry UNESCO World Heritage site in Wales, was set ablaze in what police have described as ...

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