The pottery kebab (testi kebabı), is the most renown dish of the Cappadocia region, Turkey. The traditional pottery kebab is made using an Avanos pot. Avanos, set on the banks of the Red River is the ...

Iran is displaying hundreds of ancient Persian artifacts, some dating back as far as 3,500 years and all of them recently brought back home from museums and collections in Western countries. ...

A prominent Turkish fragrance specialist has rediscovered the formula of the special scent used in the royal chambers where the Ottomans kept the Sacred Trust (also referred to as the Sacred Relics) ...

Aloe vera which is known to have many health benefits was considered in ancient Egypt as “the plant of immortality” and its beauty-enhancing properties have been utilized since the ancient ...

Find-of-the-year by Novosibirsk archeologists is a toy that entertained prehistoric babies. The remarkable discovery of one of the oldest toys in the world came from excavations at a Bronze Age ...

Places of historical significance have always been of interest and are way alluring. So, when you hear or read about the term ‘Stonehenge’ you are bound to get attracted to it. Hence, when the ...

"The gods know what's important, what's wrong about you. They know everything. If you go out searching for the Holy Grail, they won't let you find it.” ―Tom Spanbauer, In the City of Shy Hunters   ...

Being deeply learned and skilled, being well trained and using well spoken words - this is good luck. (Buddha quote) Human beings are very superstitious. There are a variety of lucky charms that ...

On a late April afternoon on 1819, Captain John Smith, who was an officer of the famous Madras regiment of the Royal British Army, went on a hunting trip near the city of Aurangabad. While running ...

Have you heard or read of those tales which inculcate accidental discovery. The one unearthing a Middleham Jewel is every bit the same. The tale This tale dates back to the month of September 1985, ...

“t is the wine that leads me on, the wild wine that sets the wisest man to sing at the top of his lungs, laugh like a fool – it drives the man to dancing... it even tempts him to blurt out ...

It may be called corny or even a farce, but the fact is that reading the coffee grounds is one of the oldest practices of fortune-telling. The origins of coffee cup readings stem from the ancient ...

'Heaven cannot brook two suns, nor earth two masters.' Alexander the Great Whether you have read the history books or not, have even an iota of interest in historical dates, kings and wars or ...

First answer these questions. What makes us think that anything has been engineered well?  Is it that it lasts the test of time? Is it because it is perfect and nothing can be added to it? It is ...

Think of the origins of that staple of modern life, the cup of coffee, and Italy often springs to mind. But in fact, Yemen is where the ubiquitous brew has its true origins. Along with the first ...