Bombay was the hub from where pearls were exported to other countries. Because of this link, India traders settled in large ...

In April, an exhibition will showcase some 100 'miraculously saved' artifacts that have been stored in Geneva since 2007.

Step back in time to Lothal, a remarkable Indus Valley Civilisation site that once thrived as a key maritime hub. Known for ...

A GROUNDBREAKING new rail project will connect passengers in Turkey to Europe in just three hours. The Turkish government is testing a fresh high-speed link between Istanbul and the EU border.

As the three-year anniversary of Katy’s very own biblical era museum approaches, the Joshua, Judges, and Jesus Museum on the ...

The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.

The Super Bowl is the most bet-on sporting event in the U.S., with billions wagered every year, both legally and illegally.

Sirwan Regional ProjectBeer drinking cups being excavated at Khani Masi. Scientists have long known that beer played an ...

Stars were "the heavenly writing"; a sheep's liver was "the tablet of the gods". You have a date palm with two tops? People here are hostile to you. Your gate creaks? You're at risk of attack. It was ...

A Leicester lecturer who attempts to predict the future by analysing sheep livers claims Cynthia Erivo will win an Oscar this ...

The Bronze Age was a period of intensive contacts in the Levant, Egypt, Mesopotamia and southern Europe. It rapidly developed ...

Rashid's must-read, millennia-spanning history, cleverly wrought from tablets written in the world's oldest script ...