Dzi Beads are perhaps one of the most powerful, expensive, and sought after of all talismans. Dzi beads have been known to sell for as much as several million dollars. To many Tibetans, the Dzi are ...

2,000-year-old ancient toys from the Hellenistic Period have been discovered inside tombs belonging to children in the ancient seaport city of Parion located in northwestern Turkey's Çanakkale ...

Perfumes and fragrances are more than just beautiful scents; they are composed of memories and emotions far apart from their chemical components. As the power of perfume was recognized by nations ...

Ancient oil paintings discovered in famed Afghan Caves by international team of researchers dated to around the 7th century A.D., predate the origins of similar sophisticated painting techniques in ...

Clay tablets dating back 4,000 years show the beginning of writing and literacy in ancient Anatolia, in the middle of modern-day Turkey, according to researchers. Excavations in the province of ...

Aksobhya, Amitabha, Amoghasiddhi, Ratnasaṃbhava, and Vairocana are the five Dhyani Buddhas who are the icons of Mahayana Buddhism. They are viewed in tantric meditation and are found in Buddhist ...

The Buddha Statues, for the most of people are the main subjects of curiosity as they have different gestures, poses and style of presentation. Although Buddha statues may differ artistically ...

“In spite of the land's natural drawbacks, they turned Sumer into a veritable Garden of Eden and developed what was probably the first high civilization in the history of man.”  ― Samuel Noah ...

The purest and most thoughtful minds are those which love colors the most.                                                                                                           John Ruskin All ...

Scientists recently discovered ancient writings in the now-extinct Caucasian Albanian language that have existed since the Dark Ages on parchments at the Saint Catherine monastery library in the ...

Wales, also known as Cymru, is part of the United Kingdom and well-known for its rich history and culture. Wales is actually a fascinating country with mysteries around every corner. Having started ...

These stunning pictures of Slavic mythological characters were created by a Russian artist from Yoshkar-Ola in the Mari El Republic in Russia’s eastern region. Born in 1975, Igor Ozhiganov studied ...

Gladiators were real heroes and celebrities of the Roman working classes. Audacious and highly trained warriors, they were beloved and watched by the masses across the Roma empire for more than 650 ...

Perfumes have come a long way from their origins. While most contemporary scents are produced from synthetic materials, the original fragrances were a combination of plant or animal products and rich ...

Excavations in the Domuztepe Mound in the southern province of Kahramanmaraş, considered to be the biggest settlement in the era since the usage of the term “Near East,” have unearthed vessels ...