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 ...

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 ...

Smithsonian’s ‘Anyang: China’s Ancient City of Kings’ is the first major U.S. show devoted to artifacts from the capital of the 3,000-year-old Shang Dynasty.

Organized by Curator of Ancient Chinese Art J. Keith Wilson, assisted by research curator Kyle Steinke, “Anyang: China’s Ancient City of Kings” brings together more than 200 artifacts—including jade ...

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 ...