These latest discoveries provide new evidence of Suhar’s importance as a bustling maritime and trade centre during antiquity ...

THOOTHUKUDI: Signalling potential for an archaeological expedition, antiques collected from Pattinamaruthur village near Tharuvaikulam along the east coast of T ...

Scholars involved in excavation of Jerash, ancient Gerasa, discovered an Islamic-period mint in the city. Copper coins were issued in both a pre-reform and post-reform series."This seemingly ...

Public ceremonies, lavish processions, and temporary wooden arches were commonplace after victory in Ancient Rome. But during ...

The book captures his collection of vintage advertisements, postcards, trade cards, maps, coins, matchboxes, stereographs, ...

Gaza was once a crossroads of the ancient civilisations of the Nile and the Levant. The coastal strip was a trading and ...

Nizwa, often celebrated as the ‘Pearl of Islam’, boasts a rich historical and cultural heritage that dates back to the 6th ...

New radiocarbon dating at grand Huqoq sanctuary near Tiberias puts its construction after the empire embraced Christianity, ...

The scent of Ka'ak bread still lingers in my memory: warm, yeasty, a promise of provision wrapped in the echoes of my ...

Coin weights were the pocket-sized guardians of fair trade. Before modern banking, coin weights ensured fair transactions and ...

or "Happy Arabia"—appeared around 1000 BCE. Over time, the Arabs became active players in the broader political landscape of the ancient Near East. Like the Hebrews and Phoenicians, they seem to ...

Originating from the Arabic word for “transfer” or “trust ... So, how does hawala work, why is it so popular, and what happens when this ancient system collides with modern technology ...