The idea that the languages of Europe, Iran and India descend from a single ancient tongue was first proposed by Sir William Jones, a British colonial judge in 18th-century India.

UNESCO has recently added 26 new sites to its World Heritage List, recognizing diverse cultural and natural landmarks across ...

This enchanting work of ancient history offers an important backdrop to understanding contemporary India. Dalrymple recovers a period that lasted from around 250 BC until roughly the eighth century, ...

UNESCO World Heritage Sites, numbering 1,223 globally as of 2025, celebrate culture, history, and biodiversity. Italy leads ...

Paleontologists have unearthed fossils of two colossal prehistoric snakes, Titanoboa and Vasuki Indicus, which once dominated ...

Petra is one more ancient city that made the list of the New 7 Wonders of the World. Located in the Kingdom of Jordan, the city was built directly into the cliffside around the 3rd century BCE by ...

In “The Once and Future World Order,” by Amitav Acharya, and “The Golden Road,” by William Dalrymple, our best hope might be that history repeats itself.

1947: First war over Kashmir. Hindu-majority India and Muslim-majority Pakistan were born in August 1947 after the British ceded colonial control of the subcontinent, and months later, the two new ...

Long before TikTok trends and self-help bestsellers, ancient civilizations from India to Egypt built entire belief systems around the power of thought. Here’s how those age-old ideas evolved ...

In the first century B.C, King Antiochus I of Commagene built a sanctuary unlike any of his predecessors. His unexplored tomb at Nemrut Dağ may show us more about death and worship in ancient Turkey.