A lesser fruit among Turkish locals, "ayva" (quince), is best eaten autumn through winter. Reminiscent of a pear, the golden-yellowish fruit is not usually consumed raw because it is hard to bite and ...

In the Sliven district of the Eastern Bulgaria in Europe, archaeological excavations have resulted in the discovery of a pair of 1900 year old leather shoes. These shoes have been put on public ...

This bespectacled, demon-faced “Horned Helmet” was presented to Henry VIII by the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I in 1514 (along, tragically, with the rest of a now-lost suit of armor). It was made ...

  Turkey’s culinary landscape is rich and diverse in flavor and influences and its street food is no exception. Kebab and döner might be the most well-known street food from Turkey, but there ...

It is not everyday you return from holiday with a 4,500-year-old souvenir. But inadvertently that is exactly what happened to Mrs Thelma Bishop of Gatley, near Stockport. Last year Adam Partridge ...

There are two places in the world where men can most effectively disappear — the city of London and the South Seas.  -Herman Melville London is a constantly transforming city so it's great to see ...

"Conquering the world on horseback is easy; it is dismounting and governing that is hard." Genghis Khan Amongst the many wonderful artifacts and sculptures which adorn the walls and premises of The ...

Archeology is ever exciting. Age old artifacts, manuscripts and skeletons continue to unearth and give rise to new revelations, knowledge and the like. The blog is all about this. Have you read ...

High in the mountains of Myanmar lives the Chin tribe whose women still bear the scars of a 'barbaric' ancient tradition. These women have their faces tattooed in the age of 12 to 14 no matter to ...

Finally the location of the castle known as the legendary Camelot where King Arthur allegedly held court might have been found by a retired UK professor. According to Professor Peter Field who is an ...

While the world keeps celebrating technology development and continues to change at a dizzying speed, one lost Amazonian tribe didn't change its lifestyle since 20,000 years ago and is believed to be ...

"Year's end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us." Hal Borland New Year’s Eve is a massive celebration across the globe. ...

Yeah! You read that right! Here are 10 habits of the royals, which will make you go Eeeewww! Well, definitely it is not that you start seeing all the blue blooded with the same spectacles, it’s ...

Centers of higher education have been around for hundreds of years, and even millennium in some cases. But not all withstand the test of time. Over the centuries, many of the world’s oldest ...

A group of explorers is hoping to solve one of the Venice's most captivating mysteries – the destiny of a giant triumphal column that is believed to have disappeared around 1000 years ago. The huge ...