Not only were ancient sculptures multi-colored, they were also scented with perfumes, oils, and flower arrangements.

Diverse elements of Chinese culture and civilization have influenced Persian literature, particularly Persian poetry. Many ...

More than 300 million people in Iran and beyond celebrate the ancient holiday. It’s tied to the spring equinox and has roots in the Persian Empire. Here’s what to know.

To celebrate Nowruz, people light bonfires, set off fireworks and send wish lanterns floating off into the night sky.

Meanwhile, the launch of the inaugural Bukhara Biennial later this year will mark a pivotal moment in the country’s emergence ...

Deep inside a labyrinthine cave in southwestern France, ancient humans who lived around 30,000 years ago carved horses, ...

The fire festival offers a great opportunity for that. Known as “Chaharshanbe Souri” in Farsi, the festival comes in the ...

The Ionian League, was a confederation of twelve Ionian Greek city-states located along the coast of Asia Minor.

Culling ancient works from the Asia Society’s collection, Rina Banerjee, Howardena Pindell, and Byron Kim look to the past to challenge ideas of identity and authenticity.

"We weren't actually looking for a pot of gold." Archaeologists were recently excavating a house from the third century B.C.E ...

Ancient Greek women were defiant and established themselves as respected doctors, philosophers, and mathematicians in Greece thousands of years ago.

The ambitious restoration of the derelict Argo factory has made it "one of the most beautiful buildings of Tehran", said architect Nazanin Amirian, visiting the latest exhibition there. While the ...