In ancient India, banking-like activities never existed. With evolving time, banks started to come into existence in form of barter system. There were zamindars too. Banks in India have a long ...

Mangaluru: During recent archaeological explorations in Kadri, researchers uncovered a damaged Buddha statue alongside several significant cave structures, according to Prof T Murugeshi, formerly ...

Five ancient urns, packed with ashes, gold, and sparkling gems, were found more than a century ago in a stupa in Piprahwa. ... following opposition from India, which claims the jewels as its and the ...

Archaeologists unearthed 5,000-year-old wine jars, many sealed, in Queen Meret-Neith's tomb at Abydos, offering a rare glimpse into early winemaking. The discovery provides insights into ancient ...

Newly sequenced ancient genomes from Yunnan, China, have shed new light on human prehistory in East Asia. In a study published in Science, a research team led by Prof. Fu Qiaomei at the Institute ...

Adi Channallur: Oldest excavated site, ancient burial urns While cremation is considered the most common funerary process for Hindus, burials are also widely practiced, particularly in south ...

Ancient Trees, Dwindling in the Wild, Thrive on Sacred Ground Buddhist temples in China are home to trees from dozens of endangered species, a new study shows. Some of them are almost 2,000 years old.

Researchers have recreated the world's oldest synthetic pigment, called Egyptian blue, which was used in ancient Egypt about 5,000 years ago.

New Delhi [India], June 11: Heights Group, celebrated for its transformative initiatives at the intersection of culture, cinema, and storytelling, proudly presented its latest project, "Ancient ...

THE GOLDEN ROAD: How Ancient India Transformed the World. By William Dalrymple (Bloomsbury/April 29, 2025). Hardcover: 9781639734146 . eBook: 9781639734153.

Laura Spinney’s “Proto: How One Ancient Language Went Global” explores the roots of language and how it spread and changed across time and place.

Earlier this month, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta declared that Sanskrit, ancient India’s premier language of power and literature, is “scientific” and “the most computer-friendly ...