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Uzbekistan plots its future with the help of the enlightened past

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In an ambitious plan involving hundreds of international scholars, the Republic of Uzbekistan is scouring the world for literary artifacts from the nation’s history.

Netherlands

Researchers aim to create European historical scents library

A team of researchers aim to recreate scents from the last five centuries on the continent to bring a richer understanding of historical events like the Battle of Waterloo as well as day to day life.

France

Sole-d: Marie-Antoinette's silk shoe auctioned for 40,000 euros

The shoe - which belonged to the Queen beheaded in 1793 - sold for four times more than was expected.

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Watch: Archaeologists find at least 100 coffins in 2,500-year-old tomb

Sealed sarcophagi and statues, that were buried more than 2,500 years ago, were found at the famed Step Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara.

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Travel News

Here's your boiled down guide to global tea traditions

Tea: the 5,000 year old cornerstone of civilisation. But what's the back story? And how has boiling a leaf in water manifested itself in different cultures around the world?

Living

This Glasgow-based artist is the founder of the 'Plastic Bag Museum'

Katrina Cobain is making plastic bags a thing of the past by locking them away in a museum.

World

Emirati henna artist launches natural henna brand & rolls out 'risqué' designs

Whilst the art form of henna may be thousands of years old, just like any fashionable trend it has taken many a stylish twist and turn down the years.

World

Al Ain Oasis: A monument to the UAE’s building & construction past

The archaeological city of Al Ain is located along the north-eastern border of the Rub’ Al Khali desert in the UAE.

World

Might Al Harrah desert drawings reveal the Middle East’s forgotten past?

In this vast plain of the Al Harrah desert, stretching from Syria across north-eastern Jordan and into Saudi Arabia, ancient drawings are carved into volcanic basalt rock.

Austria

Mexico's first lady bids to retrieve Aztec king's headdress in Austria

Even Mexico's president admitted it was an impossible mission.

Germany

'A defining moment': Germany marks 30th anniversary of reunification

East Germany joined the western federal republic on October 3, 1990, following the collapse of the Soviet regime less than a year before.

Experiences

Following the tracks of the Tour de France on Vercors' balcony roads

The hair-raising lanes that were cut into the sides of sheer rock walls using dynamite pass through deep gorges, undulating hills, and huge wooded expanses; a serene alternative to the soaring, gnarly landscape of the Alps.

Travel News

Scientists in Greece explore new ways of teaching traditional crafts

In partnership with The European Commission

On this week's Futuris, Euronews meets the scientists in Greece helping to preserve and teach traditional craft practices using technology.

Cult

The proud heritage and influence of Russian artists

In partnership with Rossotrudnichestvo

A century ago, a first wave of Russian emigration took the world of culture by storm. Euronews Cult examines that amazing heritage - and the promise of the new generation.

Travel News

The Polish Museum recreating historic beauty rituals

This museum in Poland has found a novel way to educate its audience: through make-up tutorial vlogs based on the beauty routines of 17th-century monarchs.

Poland

Belongings of 'The Pianist' Wladyslaw Szpilman up for auction

A fountain pen, silver pocket watch and other prized possessions of the late Jewish-Polish composer Wladyslaw Szpilman go under the hammer in Warsaw next week.

Business Series

Celebrated Spanish wines and the unique regions they come from

In partnership with ICEX

Rioja, Cava, Sherry - three famous wines from very different parts of Spain. In this episode of Here We Grow, I visit the distinctive regions they come from and find out why these wines are so special and individual.

Belgium

Heart of Belgian mayor found entombed in fountain

Pierre David was Verviers's first-ever mayor after Belgium became independent in 1830. The century-old urban legend that his heart was buried in a fountain was last month revealed to be real.

People

Meet Norway’s 21st Century Viking

In Western Norway, Espen Hatleskog spends his days living like a Viking with his Alaskan Malamute, Fenris.

Israel

Large trove of early Islamic gold coins discovered in Israel

The collection of 425 whole gold coins, most dating to the Abbasid period around 1,100 years ago, was was a “extremely rare” find, said Israel Antiquities Authorities archaeologists.