LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Cave painters during the Ice Age were more like da Vinci than Dali, sketching realistic depictions of horses they saw rather than dreaming them up, a study of ancient DNA finds.This undated photo provided by the Pech Merle Prehistory Center shows a cave painting of pair of spotted

RUJM AL-HIRI, Golan Heights (AP) ― A newly proposed solution to an ancient enigma is reviving debate about the nature of a mysterious prehistoric site that some call the Holy Land’s answer to Stonehenge.Some scholars believe the structure of concentric stone circles known as Rujm al-Hiri was an astrological temple or observatory, others a burial complex. The new theory proposed by archaeologist Rami Arav of the University of Nebraska links the structure to an ancient method of disposing of the d

Relics of Pope John Paul II have come to Korea and been laid in Bundang, Gyeonggi Province, and Hongcheon, Gangwon Province, to remind Korean people of his teachings, the Society of the Catholic Apostolate has said.The late pope’s hair has been laid at the Divine Mercy Jesus Oasis house in Bungdang and his blood has been laid at the Divine Mercy Jesus Retreat House in Hongcheon.The church received the relics from Stanislaw Dziwisz, a longtime and influential aide to Pope John Paul II, in July th

Pre-wedding classes on wedding preparations and wifehood gain popularityDonned in spring-colored hanbok, or traditional Korean dress, eight brides-to-be gracefully glided to the front of the room and formed two rows in front of the folding screens. On the teacher’s cue, they raised their hands up to their eyebrows, arms held up horizontally with elbows turned outward, and bowed to their parents sitting in front of them. They repeated the deep bow, which was for “pyebaek,” the Korean traditional

MANILA (AFP) - Asia welcomed the world's first symbolic "seven billionth" baby on Monday, but celebrations were tempered by worries over the strain that humanity's population explosion is putting on a fragile planet.The United Nations says that by its best estimates the seven billionth baby will be

More companies partnered with art organizations through the Korean Business Council for the Arts this year than last year. A total of 83 companies sealed relationships with various art organizations on Wednesday at Seoul Namsan Traditional Theater in Pil-dong, central Seoul. Participants at the ceremony included Choe Kwang-shik, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Park Young-ju, head of the Korean Business Council for the Arts. Contributions from 23 large businesses totaled 3 billion won

She loves films by Hang Sang-soo, grooves to Wonder Girls, and makes “kimchijeon” and “doenjang jjigae” when throwing house parties in her native U.K. Meet Anne-Maria Cole, a popular K-blogger in London.“I don’t want to go back!” the bubbly British blogger told The Korea Herald during an Interview in Seoul on Monday. She was scheduled to go to the airport to catch her flight back to London right after the interview. “Everything has been so amazing here.”Cole was one of the seven foreign bloggers

About 100 people on Saturday paddled their kayaks on the Han River, to celebrate the opening of four major weirs created by the nation’s large-scale four-rivers restoration project. The event was also hosted to attract more foreign visitors to the newly transformed riversides. The government opened

The five copies of Korean royal books that Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda returned during his visit to Seoul on Wednesday are historically significant as they are records of the royal rituals of kings Gojong and Sunjong, the last two emperors of the Joseon Dynasty and Daehan Empire before the

BALTIMORE (AP) ― After more than a decade of restoration and study, the public is getting a glimpse at the oldest surviving copy of works by an ancient Greek mathematical genius at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore.The exhibition, “Lost and Found: The Secrets of Archimedes,” which opened Sunday, t