Indus Valley Civilization

Excavations at Çatalhöyük show how closely people lived before the settlement collapsed.

Well-researched stories from Quanta Magazine, The Conversation, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.

To save the planet and ourselves, we need a new relationship with water

One of the world's first cities came close to being wiped off the map during tragic floods this summer in Pakistan. Though Mohenjo Daro survived, it has become a symbol of the threat global warming poses to humanity's cultural heritage.

In the dusty plains of present-day Sindh in southern Pakistan lie the remains of one of the world's most impressive ancient cities that most people have never heard of.

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A tsunami 3800 years ago devastated the coastline of Chile and encouraged hunter-gatherers to move inland, where they stayed for the next 1000 years

Indian culture is built upon centuries of history and heritage, making it one of the oldest in the world.

A prize offered by an Indian state leader is intended to shed light on a Bronze Age civilization — and settle a cultural battle.

On a recent expedition, researchers braved summer storms in northern Greenland to learn the secrets of the ancient peoples who lived there 4500 years ago

The twin Buddha statues stood sentinel over a valley in Afghanistan until being destroyed by the Taliban. Now all that's left are two cavities.

This comprehensive exploration takes us on a journey through the ages and the enduring impact of handicrafts on global cultures.

Well-researched stories about diving horses, invasive iguanas, and more from publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.

A sex scene in "Oppenheimer" between Robert Oppenheimer and Jean Tatlock features sacred Hindu scripture, which has caused protest in India.

New research involving Cambridge University has found evidence—locked into an ancient stalagmite from a cave in the Himalayas—of a series of severe and lengthy droughts which may have upturned the Bronze Age Indus Civilization.

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Sheetal Deo was shocked when she got a letter from her Queens apartment building's co-op board calling her Diwali decoration "offensive" and demanding she take it down. "My decoration said 'Happy Diwali' and had a swastika on it," said Deo, a physician, who was celebrating the Hindu festival of lights.

One of the world's oldest preserved human settlements has been significantly damaged by torrential rain in Pakistan as the country battles the worst floods in its history.

By Sankalp Singh India has been at the forefront when it comes to civilization and society. We have seen the land of Ashoka[1] to the land of Guru Gobind Singh in different lenses through which India