The growing paleopathological literature shows that scurvy was not a rare problem among people living in the ancient Asia-Pacific tropics. Scurvy is increasingly identified throughout the region, ...

West Asia is a region where history meets the modern world. It sits at the crossroads of three continents: Asia, Africa, and ...

A rare visit to a Khmer temple on Thailand and Cambodia’s border showed how deadly clashes between the two countries have scarred a heritage site.

Researchers have discovered 30 inscriptions written in Indian languages, which provide new evidence that visitors from India ...

Netanyahu has been repeatedly addressing the Iranians, reminding them of their ancient ties with the Jews and encouraging them to overthrow the Shia theocracy.

Peter Tran recounts a 2025 Jubilee pilgrimage along the Via Francigena to Rome. Discover the spiritual depth, physical ...

A set of ancient inscriptions carved into Egyptian tombs has revealed that travelers from India visited the Valley of the ...

From the Qin Dynasty in China to the Mughal courts of India under Humayun and Shah Jahan, seviyan or vermicelli has travelled across trade routes, evolving into Eid classics like sheer khurma and ...

I’ve never quite understood why tourists can’t help but write things like, “Gayoung was here.” But archaeological records ...

The question of whether the Caspian is a lake or a sea often arises, with the answer being both, depending on perspective. Scientifically, it is a lake, being landlocked and primarily fed by rivers, ...

The ancient Khmer temple complex of Vat Phou in southern Laos may be one of Southeast Asia’s oldest places of worship ...

At first glance, the Caspian Sea appears as an ocean stretching endlessly to the horizon, lapping the shores of five nations.