Fly-whisks are used ritually to fan temple idols and sacred objects such as the Sikh holy book in gurudwaras, and are a ...

According to a controversial new study the world's oldest star map, known as the Star Manual of Master Shi, was created in ...

There is a common perception that everything started with Ashoka at Sarnath, but I knew that couldn’t be true,’ said ...

Utilizing advanced imaging techniques, researchers at the Chinese National Astronomical Observatories determined that the ...

In the 4th century BCE, they engaged with the Greeks again ... though their linguistic and cultural identities were largely subsumed. Above: Map of Ancient Scythia. Source: Wikipedia Yet the ...

“We know the names of many female artists and writers, but possess the works of few.” (p. 3) ...

The result confirmed what the ship's design had suggested: It came from the 4th century BCE. University of Southampton Archaeology Professor Jon Adams, who led the Black Sea MAP project ...

By the 4th century BCE, domestic cats had reached Britain. At Gussage All Saints, archaeologists uncovered five kitten skeletons buried together, likely a deliberate human act. “The genetic ...

In reclaiming the word mysteries for the cult of Mithras, Adams not only rehabilitates a neglected religious tradition—he reorients our understanding of ancient spirituality. His book reminds us that ...

A team led by Philip Ebeling, Achim Lichtenberger and Oren Tal reviewed every known fourth- to second-century BCE cemetery in Israel, Jordan and coastal Syria. They discovered that the well-known ...