Another day in science, another massive, ancient snake discovery. Paleontologists in India have unearthed fossilized vertebrae from a snake that slithered around the sub-continent about 47 million ...

Tagore goes to Angkor [in Cambodia] in 1920, and he says, everywhere, I can see India, yet I could not recognize it. How ancient India changed the world© Stephane De Sakutin/AFP/Getty Images ...

Today's WorldView How ancient India changed the world The Indian subcontinent’s connections to the West, especially via the Roman empire, were far richer than once thought.

The elephant statue is very similar to one found at Dhauli, also known as Dhaulagiri, an ancient center of Buddhism about 12 miles (19 kilometers) upstream, Dhir said.

His new book is "The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed The World," and William Dalrymple joins us now from Houston on his U.S. book tour. Thanks so much for being with us.