At his store in Tokyo's ritzy Ginza district, Hajime Sasaki displays a disparate array of wares, from chopsticks to Buddha ...

Zhaigou site in Qingjian County, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. The Zhaigou site, a settlement site dating back to about ...

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J K Dadoo writes that ancient India, through trade, religion and knowledge networks, shaped global civilisation as the world’s central intellectual and philosophical power ...

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A juvenile orange-fronted parakeet seized by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Office of Law Enforcement at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in California.

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Pottery ware of this kind is typically made of gray clay, featuring bright, refined surfaces and uniquely structured shapes.