Harar, one of the most ancient and spiritually celebrated cities in the Horn of Africa, lies approximately 517 kilometers east of Addis Ababa and about 280 ...

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FRIGID New York will present the 12th annual Queerly Festival at UNDER St. Marks in New York City, featuring in-person and ...

Long-distance migration along Peru's Pacific coast began at least 800 years ago, centuries before the rise of the Inca Empire and much earlier than previously thought, a new international study ...

When did marriage begin?

When I first became co-director of an archaeological project at Jebel Barkal in northern Sudan in 2018, I was amazed by the ...

A groundbreaking new study from Cyprus reveals that pigeons were living alongside humans and moving toward domestication nearly 3,400 years ago. This discovery pushes back the earliest direct evidence ...

The handshake is one of the most ancient and familiar gestures. It has carried many meanings – signalling trust and alliance, ...

New research reveals that the 4,000-year-old city of Mohenjo-daro defied the 'rules' of history by becoming more equal as it became more successful.

From temple-only weddings in Rajasthan to polyandry in Uttarakhand, ancient Hindu marriage traditions continue to influence lives today. Scriptures describe eight distinct types of marriage, each ...

Examination of pigeon bones from Late Bronze Age Hala Sultan Tekke, Cyprus indicates they were already semi-domesticated as ...

In an exhibition on ancient Egyptian-inspired fashion at the Cleveland Museum of Art, a relief depicts the wife of Amenhotep wearing a kalasiris, or long linen dress, juxtaposed with a white jersey ...