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 ...
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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 ...
Read More 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 ...
Read More 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 ...
Read More 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 ...
Read More 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 ...
Read More “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 ...
Read More The purest and most thoughtful minds are those which love colors the most. John Ruskin All ...
Read More 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 ...
Read More 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 ...
Read More 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 ...
Read More 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 ...
Read More 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 ...
Read More 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 ...
Read More Buddhism has 300 million followers around the world, mainly in Asia, who know by heart the story of how Buddha was born while his mother, Queen Mayadevi or Maya, was travelling towards her parents' ...
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