The oldest evidence for human ancestors using fire, dating back to between 1 million and 1.5 million years ago, comes from a ...

The Indus Valley Civilization, one of the world's oldest, was a thriving society in what is now Pakistan and northwest India ...

A series of severe, decades-long droughts ushered the end of the Indus Valley Civilization, one of the world's oldest ...

Archaeologists recently found the lost ruins of a ceremonial temple—covered in sand and 4,000 to 5,000 years old—in ...

According to National Geographic, the map depicts distances between gates in the wall surrounding the Mesopotamian city of Nippur, but for decades experts questioned its accuracy. The locations of ...

Shadow puppetry dates back to ancient civilizations, where it was used for storytelling and education. It is believed to have originated in Asia before spreading to other parts of the world. The ...

Youth, writers, thinkers must lead nation to new heights like visionary craftsmen’ Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on ...

Archaeological evidence from sites like Madjedbebe suggested an arrival date of approximately 65,000 years ago, while genetic analyses consistently pointed to a much more recent timeframe of 47,000 to ...

Published in Zürich in 1525, Lucas Cranach the Elder’s map came at a moment when the modern idea of nation-states was only ...

The British Museum is well placed to refer to the discovery of the Library of Ashurbanipal as “one of the most important” ...

The museum's suspension of on-site ticket sales is primarily a response to the high volume of visitors. Such measures are common in popular exhibitions, especially when they showcase culturally and ...