Rising from the plains of southern Iraq, the Great Ziggurat of Ur was built around 2050 BCE as a sacred link between heaven ...

A Study Gallery of India and the Ancient World, trains its lens to the duration between the Harappan civilisation — which ...

When you think about climate disasters, your mind probably goes to hurricanes or wildfires. Maybe you picture melting ice ...

For the past 6,000 years, humans have cultivated poppy flowers, including Papaver somniferum, which is one of several species ...

Across the globe, a race is under way to crack some of the last mysterious forms of writing that have never been translated.

In Mesopotamia, Egypt and the Indus valley, the first urban settlements were built around irrigated farmland. Flooded terrace fields for rice, corn and quinoa accompanied the spread of civilization in ...

Cape Town and Chennai in recent years endured punishing droughts. Similar conditions afflicted Bengaluru and Hyderabad last ...

Mumbai: Trump may have recently lowered duties on Indian spices but centuries before US tariffs, Roman-occupied England taxed ...

Amongst the most enduring mythical creatures, which were present in so many ancient cultures, are the dragons. Appearing frequently in folklore and tales from China in the east to Europe in the west, ...

A new international award known as the “Humanity Civilization Award” was launched by the World Daming Foundation in Hong Kong recently, marking the debut of an initiative its organizers describe as a ...

The holidays are the perfect time to bring back nostalgic recipes. These classic Christmas dishes will spark joy and fond ...

New research suggests the Indus Valley Civilization was reshaped by centuries of river drought, migration, and climate stress ...