The cymbals were excavated from a building dating to the third millennium BCE, associated with the Umm an-Nar culture. Though ...

Mesopotamia and the IndusValley. Arustic banquet scene incised on a silver cup by a master craftsman from western central Asia echoes the banquet depicted on the Standard of Ur. The final ...

Schiltz also speculates that the nomads had migrated south from Central Asia or China and ended up ... of a generally recognized theme from Mesopotamia." The designs on these bowls, write the ...

Al-Zarqawi pledged allegiance to Bin Laden, changing the name of his group to Al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia. Around that time ... in areas remote from Al-Qaeda’s traditional base in South Asia and the ...

India’s ancient history is like an immense ocean—deep, layered, and full of secrets waiting to be discovered. While many are familiar with the grandeur of the Indus Valley Civilization, fewer know ...

A new study led by Prof. Bao Anming from the Institute of Xinjiang Ecology and Geography (XIEG) of the Chinese Academy of ...

Since 2020, Central Asian countries have also accredited ambassadors to Cyprus, a move that had raised eyebrows across the ...

A volatile cocktail of climate stressors, weak institutions, and faltering water diplomacy is setting the stage for future ...

The Ferghana Valley has been the most restive area in Central Asia since the five Central Asian states became independent ...

Over 10 weeks, RFE/RL hosted discussions on Twitter Spaces on various issues that affect daily life in Central Asia. We looked at global issues -- from the COVID-19 pandemic to the war in Ukraine ...

Like Ukraine, the former Soviet states of Central Asia could soon face Russian incursions. Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine is a war of imperial conquest, an attempt by the Kremlin to drag ...