Gender-ambiguous people in ancient Mesopotamia were powerful and important members of society more than four millennia ago.

Today, trans people face politicization of their lives and vilification from politicians, media and parts of broader society.

The Dispilio tablet is a wooden artefact bearing linear marks, unearthed in 1993 during George Hourmouziadis’s excavations of ...

Images of plants painted on pottery made up to 8,000 years ago may be the earliest example of humans’ mathematical thought, a ...

In his fifteenth novel, award-winning author Gerald Everett Jones invites readers on an intriguing emotional journey ...

Researchers believe that ancient boatbuilders deliberately selected damaged trees or injured them during their growth period ...

While most countries have names that run much longer, a small and fascinating group stands out for their brevity. Even though ...

The Bronze Age began around 3300 BCE with the discovery that copper mixed with tin produced a stronger alloy. This breakthrough transformed tools, weapons, and construction. Civilizations in ...

The chef opens Nisaba in the Humayun’s Tomb Museum Complex this weekend, signalling the Capital’s place as a dining ...

NIPPUR MAP TABLET. DATE: ca. 1500 B.C. MATERIAL: Clay. DIMENSIONS: 5 inches by 4.3 inches. FOUND: Nippur, Iraq. For the busy farmers of the Babylonian sacred city of Nippur, ready access to water was ...

This year marks two significant anniversaries for aficionados of Agatha Christie whose books have sold more than 100 million ...