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The Ancient Rock City of Sigiriya: Fit for a King and Built by the Gods
Rising majestically 650 feet (200m) above the Sri Lankan landscape, Sigiriya is an ancient city built on a…
Ancient Bacterial DNA Hints Europe’s Black Death Started in Central Asia
Archaeological and genetic data from a 1330s graveyard point to the bubonic plague’s origin. Although best known as…
Ancient DNA Reveals the Multiethnic Structure of Mongolia’s First Nomadic Empire
Long obscured in the shadows of history, the world’s first nomadic empire—the Xiongnu—is at last coming into view…
Brief History of India
What is the brief history of India? The history of India starts with the existence of India itself…