In 73AD, the Han government sent a diplomatic mission of 36 people led by Ban Chao to Xiyu and his assistant Gan Ying arrived at Daqin (ancient Rome), on the Persian Gulf (the present Arabian Gulf ...

M.K. Stalin has announced a $1 million prize to decipher the enigmatic Indus Valley script. Scholars believe the script, ...

Bahrain, with its shallow waters and rich oyster beds, has long been synonymous with pearls, which formed the backbone of the ...

Perhaps these were gifts for a royal wedding in the Persian Gulf—a bride's treasure of ... as never before and once again trading with its ancient partners in the Middle East.

Researchers have identified an extensive Mesopotamian canal network that supplied ancient farms in the Eridu region with ...