Pattachitra is a traditional painting style from Odisha and West Bengal. The word “patta” means cloth, and “chitra” means picture. These paintings are made on cloth prepared with natural materials.The ...

“Thanks to current technology and using LiDAR scans I was able to obtain a faithful image of an almost 5000-year-old fortification .” Vasile Diaconu—an archaeologist on the study—said in a translated ...

People protesting the Iranian government gathered near the security conference in Munich, as well as in other cities. More U.S.-Iran talks are expected Tuesday.

Ancient Greek geographer Strabo is one of the greatest writers in the ancient world, devoting his life to studying, writing, and traveling.

Iranian authorities plan to intensify legal action against graffiti and vandalism at the UNESCO-listed site of Persepolis, a provincial official said on Friday.

Archaeologists in Trabzon, Turkey, have made an extraordinary discovery, unearthing one of the world’s only three known ancient river ports. The structure, found buried nearly eight meters (26 feet) ...

More recently, prior to the Islamic Republic’s takeover, popular Iranian musicians ruled the airwaves in the country, as did ...

The Ark of the Covenant, a gold-covered chest missing since 587 BC, is one of history’s most mysterious artifacts. Some ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a 7,500-year-old clay female figurine near Sfântu Gheorghe in central Romania, the National Museum of the Eastern Carpathians (MNCR) announced on social media, as ...

Archaeologists have successfully rediscovered Alexandria on the Tigris, a major ancient metropolis founded by Alexander the Great that ...

Historian Upinder Singh broke down the myths and truths of Iranian influence in Bihar at a talk titled 'A Persian palace in ...

Iran’s diplomatic mission marked the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution with an appeal for deeper cooperation with ...