Many ingredients, like agarwood, clove, and sandalwood, were selected for their therapeutic effects. Sandalwood, for instance ...

William Dalrymple gives us a near-complete idea of how central India was to everything that happened in the ancient world ...

Chinese scholars have unveiled the Ramayana's significant presence in their cultural history. Brought to China through ...

These Christians belonged to the Church of the East, an ancient church that arose in the Sasanian Empire. The Christian ...

William Dalrymple has spent decades writing about history, but he’s discovered that an even bigger audience wants to hear him ...

In the case of ancient China during the emergence of Daoism and Confucianism, scholar Ruth H. Ching describes the phenomenon of focusing attention on local gods rather than the one god: While the ...

That line will echo through the movie, a stimulating discussion of religion that emerges from a horror movie wrapper. Despite ...

'Water is the principle, the first of all things," said Thales of Miletus, who lived between 624 and 546 BC and is regarded ...

India and China, as ancient civilizations, had much in common as Buddhism played a significant role in shaping both societies ...

Incredibly well preserved dinosaurs at China fossil site were thought to have been buried in huge volcanic eruptions, similar to the Mount Vesuvius that covered the city of Pompeii 2,000 years ago.

Sep. 25, 2024 — Scientists successfully extracted and analyzed DNA from ancient cheese samples found alongside the Tarim Basin mummies in China, dating back approximately 3,600 years.

Climate change has a profound impact on historical societal transformations. A recent study by Chinese researchers has found that the collapse of the Ming Dynasty, one of the most important dynasties ...