The setting of “Fustuk” is the Pars Empire, which is modeled roughly on the Persian Empire of the 1400s and 1500s. The book’s ...

In his “Island at the Edge of the World,” the British archaeologist Mike Pitts delves into the misconceptions and legends ...

Ancient handprint on Sulawesi cave wall suggests complexity of thought, challenging long-held belief that human intelligence ...

Tucked away in the mountains of North Carolina, a quirky treasure awaits cat lovers and curious travelers alike. The American ...

Unlike the Egyptian pyramids, ziggurats were not places of royal burials, but temples dedicated to the patron deity of a city ...

The handprints dotting the walls of an Indonesian cave had tapered fingertips, and the team found the prints were nearly ...

An ancient handprint in a cave on an Indonesian island may be the oldest known rock art, created at least 67,800 years ago. The work was dated by a group of experts from Australia and Indonesia in a ...

As festivals bring books into public life, their true power lies in inclusiveness, oral storytelling, and regional diversity, if they overcome elitism and commercialisation.

Three authors who demonstrated how scientific research can be wedded to literary grace have been awarded $10,000 prizes. The National Book Foundation and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation on Wednesday ...

Shashank Shekhar Sinha‘s series of books on ancient India is making waves. A true account of history is a key way to battle fake news too, the historian says.

As the love of Japanese pop culture grows, ikebana is quietly building an enduring cultural bridge back in time to the ...

The book 'Cats,' forthcoming from Phaidon, surveys felines in a wide range of art forms throughout the millennia.