So, he sank a trial trench into what the locals called Mohenjo Daro, “the Mound of the Dead Men”. Within days he pulled out square steatite seals bearing a horned figure seated in yoga posture and an ...

Bay Area leaders and gay rights advocates gathered in San Francisco to honor community members and commemorate World AIDS Day ...

The twelve apostles, the chosen followers of Jesus Christ, went throughout the ancient world preaching, spreading ...

The Indus Valley civilization, located in present-day Pakistan and India, went through four periods of intense drought, which ...

A new scientific study suggests that the sudden collapse of the ancient Indus River Valley civilization, known for its ...

The sacred cradle of the Indus Valley civilisation, dating back to 5000 BC; a land of saints, sages, Sufis and mystics; ...

A new book argues that civilizations built on centralized wealth and power contain the seeds of their own destruction.

WHY IRAQ? WHY NOW? Long overlooked and often misunderstood, Iraq is re-emerging as a destination of profound cultural and historical significance. Known as the heart of ancient Mesopotamia - where ...

Britain's assignment in 1920 of political power in Palestine to the then-10 percent Jewish minority over the remaining non-Jewish 90 percent violated the principle of self-determination established by ...

Go back in time to discover these long-lost civilizations, and the stories of how they disappeared.

A breakthrough study claims to have solved the centuries-old mystery of why the Indus Valley Civilisation fell.

Mesopotamia, situated between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, is recognized as the earliest cradle of civilization due to ...