The Borobudur Temple in Indonesia, a masterpiece of Buddhist architecture ... routes in the ancient world, connecting ports in India, Africa, Arabia, and Southeast Asia. Goods such as spices ...

Explore Asia's ancient cities, including Varanasi, Xi'an, Kyoto, Angkor, Bagan, Kathmandu, Petra, and Lhasa. Discover their rich histories, unique architecture, and cultural heritage that span ...

The ancient Egyptians employed a host of exotic ingredients – some apparently imported from as far away as Southeast Asia – to mummify their dead, as revealed by a new analysis of containers ...

Historian and Asia expert Peter Lee travels across Southeast Asia to explore the untold stories of four massive empires that changed the course of history. Peter Lee travels to Japan to explore ...

The ancient populations expanding out of Africa subsequently interbred somewhere in southeast Asia with another group of archaic hominins, the mysterious Denisovans, adding a layer of Denisovan ...