By the 17th century, when those buried in the crypt would have lived, Milan (then a possession of Spain) was a major importer of exotic plants, especially from the Americas, so cocaine could’ve ...

If sundials revolutionized time measurement in the 1400s BC, quartz brought timekeeping into the 20th century and silicon brought it into the 21st century.

Here’s how it works. Colonial Williamsburg archaeologists excavate the foundation of a 17th-century building. (Image credit: Brendan Sostak, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) ...

An example of a probate inventory from England in the late 17th century. This is the inventory of John Booth, a victualler (supplier of food and alcohol) from Macclesfield in the county of ...

The central hall of Raffaele Fabrizio’s 17th-century palazzo in Valmorea, Italy, a village near Lake Como, features trompe l’oeil windows and a vaulted ceiling with faux coffered panels. The ...

On the eve of leaving the city for good, an English art dealer found himself captivated by a 17th-century apartment. By Nick Haramis A DECADE OR so ago, Nicholas Ward-Jackson woke up one morning ...