A lost Harappan settlement discovered in Rajasthan’s Thar Desert shows how the Indus Valley Civilization reached India’s arid ...

This is the first recorded instance of Harappan remains being found in the Thar desert region, suggesting a significant expansion of the civilisation’s geographical footprint.

Archaeologists in Rajasthan have discovered a 4,500-year-old city connected to the Mahabharata period. The excavation has uncovered evidence spanning five different eras, including the Harappan ...

Deeg Unearths Indian History: OCP Pottery, Shiva-Parvati Idol, Dried River, Ancient Iron And Metallurgy May Rewrite India’s Past ASI excavations near Govardhan Hill in Deeg, Rajasthan, uncovered a ...

Humans and our ancestors have been creating tools, art, and everyday objects for millions of years, and each unexpected discovery teaches us something new.

The National Air and Space Museum holds approximately 17,000 space artifacts in its collection. More than 3,500 of those stem from the historic Apollo Moon landing effort, with 400 objects related ...

Learn about Abraham Lincoln (sixteenth president, 1861–1865) through museum art and artifacts from across the Smithsonian. The Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery collection reflects many faces of ...