While fireworks have their own storied history, gunpowder's use in weapons is far more impactful on the world. The Chinese began using gunpowder in the 10th century with a variety of crude bombs ...

DOZENS of ancient stone grenades have been unearthed at the Great Wall of China. The weapons are a particularly great find because they’re inscribed with an eerie warning message from 400 yea… ...

The phrase “moveable feast” often brings to mind the title of Ernest Hemingway’s memoir about his time in Paris in the 1920s, a nostalgic recollection in which the city lingers like a great ...

The finding shows the astonishing variety of early gunpowder weapons used during the Ming dynasty, which ruled China from 1368 to 1644, according to Tonio Andrade, a professor of history at Emory ...

Designed to be filled with gunpowder, these grenades are thought to have been common weapons for guards on the Great Wall during the Ming Dynasty. "These seemingly unremarkable stones have a round ...

With that in mind, today, we’re looking at ancient weapons well ahead of the curve. Siege Towers ©"Middle Ages - Assault from the Siege Tower" by History Maps is licensed under PDM 1.0.

Ancient Chinese grenades with stark message unearthed at Great Wall of China The chilling message was written more than 400 years ago, and were found on a shipwreck from the same period.

While fireworks have their own storied history, gunpowder's use in weapons is far more impactful on the world. The Chinese began using gunpowder in the 10th century with a variety of crude bombs ...