Until now, historians knew of Tamil traders reaching Egyptian ports such as Berenike along the Red Sea. However, these newly ...

Cotton's history is as rich and complex as the Silk Road itself. Discover its ancient origins and modern uses beyond clothing ...

For over a century, strange machining marks on Egyptian stone have defied explanation, showing levels of precision beyond even modern tools. Some researchers now connect this evidence to a dooms day ...

With the penny being ushered out of circulation early in the 21st century, theologians, historians, archaeologists and numismatists continue to glean insights from coins of the first century, when ...

Highly valued in diverse cultures, the horse gallops to pole position in the Chinese zodiac. Famous horse babies include ...

Scientists and researchers exploring a high plain near the pyramid complex have documented massive bedrock shafts, sealed openings, and signs of extensive underground construction. Many of these ...

The formal study of science diplomacy rests on three pillars: science for diplomacy (advice informing policy), diplomacy for science ...

A missing bust of Lord Kitchener’s is being pursued by the Sudanese under a national effort to trace artefacts looted during the country’s bloody civil war. The secretary of state known for his First ...

Parents argue kids learn more abroad than in homeroom. Teachers say rising absences strain students who can’t afford to miss ...

Cambridge University Professor Josephine Quinn on why the 'West' was a hard-won idea, why the idea of great civilizations of the world is so attractive and so harmful to the practice of history, and ...

The uncovering of antiquities from Greco-Roman trade in Indus-Valley Culture sites show trade deals are not construct of modern age ...