Over the years, Rakhaldas Banerji worked on several important projects, including the excavation of the Indus Valley ...

As Iraq fitfully rebuilds, a groundbreaking exhibition is showcasing that nation’s rich roots in Mesopotamia, the region that gave birth to the world’s first urban civilization some 5,000 ...

Think Gujarat is all about Gir lions, and garba nights? Think again! Beyond the touristy trails lies a secret side of the ...

Starting around 2000 b.c., the vast Indus Valley civilization ... the Indus Valley or the cylindrical ones used in Mesopotamia, Dilmun’s seals were circular. Archaeologists on Failaka Island ...

India’s ancient history is like an immense ocean—deep, layered, and full of secrets waiting to be discovered. While many are ...

For eight decades, archaeologists had deposited thousands of artifacts and manuscripts at the museum, documenting 10,000 years of civilization ... of the land known as Mesopotamia.

Sumerian civilization appears to have evolved in Southern Mesopotamia around 4000 BC ... Moreover, they invented the cylinder seal, a personal identification seal for citizens. Sumerian Uruk is ...

Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple ...

Archaeologists recently uncovered the remains of a lost city dating back thousands of years – and newfound evidence suggests it may be the capital of a once-thriving civilization. The recent ...