Since the ancient times, the essential oils are known for their medicinal, beauty enhancing, aromatic, spiritual and therapeutic value. These therapeutic and aromatic plants and oils have been used ...

First we eat, then we do everything else. M.F.K. Fisher   Mostly, you know a place for its cuisine. When you travel through a place, all you remember is the famous landmarks to visit and the ...

Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best; it removes all that is base. All men are afraid in battle. The coward is the one who ...

Egypt-based graphic designer and an architect Mahmoud El Sayed has been always fascinated by word manipulation, and now he found a way to express his passion with this personal challenge of ...

The Sumerian civilisation is one of the oldest and the first advanced civilisation on Earth. Even the Greek and the Roman civilisations are relatively contemporary compared to them. The Sumerians ...

"Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but with regard to their mode of life." Aristotle It is the most beautiful and calm feeling when you worship a deity. ...

"A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself from within." Ariel Durant You must have heard of the ancient Egypt, the Greeks, and the Maya culture. The ...

It is as tiny as the sleekest mobile phones that fit in the palm of the hand, but its message is anything but modern. A small tablet is thought to be the oldest love poem ever found, the words of a ...

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   ...