The Bamiyan Valley is in a place called the Hindu Kush which is among the peaks of the central highlands of Afghanistan. The valley is around 264 km away from Kabul and is at an altitude of 2500 ...

After the World War I, Adolf Hitler and his Nazi Party rose to power and influenced almost every aspect in the world. However, one of the more surprising aspects of Fuhrer's  arrival in power in 1933 ...

In early October 2014 the Kosmopoisk research expedition on the Kola Peninsula in northwest Russia, an area with five stone labyrinths, came to an end. Some of these archeological monuments date back ...

Tibetan sacred texts speak of a mystical kingdom called Shambhala, hidden behind snow peaks somewhere north of Tibet, where the most sacred Buddhist teachings - the Kalachakra or Wheel of Time - are ...

7,500-year-old pointed flint stone resembling modern-day drill bits has been discovered at a prehistoric village in Turkey's northwestern Bursa province. The ancient tool was discovered during ...

One of the oldest religious centers in the area, Şanlıurfa's Grand Mosque has hosted three monotheistic religions over the centuries and still stands now as a tourist attraction. The Grand Mosque ...

I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. Albert Einstein Mankind has always been very fascinated with weapons. We always ...

Human beings have gone to great extents to remember their departed loved ones. While the ancient Greeks erected monuments, the Victorians created wreaths made from the hair of the dead after taking ...

“I know nothing in the world that has as much power as a word. Sometimes I write one, and I look at it, until it begins to shine.” Emily Dickenson, 19th century poet With spiritual practices like ...

For thousands of years, women have participated in religious observance and worked to support religious institutions — often in greater numbers than men. Unfortunately, women in leadership roles have ...

A giant temple to the Aztec god of the wind and a court where the Aztecs played a deadly ball game have been discovered in the heart of Mexico City. Archaeologists unveiled the rare finds ...

Having been used by numerous civilizations to preserve the body after death, the technique of mummification was also practiced in Anatolia. Although different from the one in ancient Egypt, embalming ...

An ancient underground city with 52 chambers has been discovered in Turkey's central Kayseri province after shepherds and local residents informed authorities about a cave in the area, reports said ...

"When the blood in your veins returns to the sea, and the earth in your bones returns to the ground, perhaps then you will remember that this land does not belong to you, it is you who belong to this ...

Better than worshiping gods is obedience to the laws of righteousness. Buddha Buddhism is one of the most popular religions in the world and many people follow Buddhist teachings no matter what ...