DATONG: Located near the city of Datong in northeastern China, Yungang Grottoes is a series of magnificent Buddhist cave temples hewn into a sandstone mountain from mid-5th century to early-6th ...

Unveiling Mysteries of the Past Our planet is home to countless artifacts, each concealing its own secrets. Despite ...

A third-century B.C.E. plaque unearthed at Ai-Khanoum in Afghanistan depicts the mother goddess Cybele in a chariot driven by Nike, the Greek goddess of victory. Thierry Ollivier / Musée Guimet via ...

The British Museum’s Ancient India, Living Traditions exhibition brings together exhibits on the sacred art of Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. It also encompasses the spread of the devotional art of ...

Lack of institutional sympathy over the centuries, especially at the elite level, may explain why it entered the modern era with relatively little gas in the tank. A century ago, many reports alleged ...