Removing the intricately carved wooden lid revealed a glint of gold: A second coffin was nested inside, complete with gilded mask ... Ikram is working with Japanese archaeologists just north ...

The Buddhas of Bamiyan, carved out of the cliff's malleable ... colorful frescoes depicting the heavens. The statues wore masks of wood and clay that in the moonlight conveyed the impression ...

Some city hotels are a place to crash after a long day of museum-hopping and restaurant reservations. These ones are so much ...