Heracleion, also known as Thonis, was an ancient lost Egyptian city near Alexandria whose ruins are located in Abu Qir Bay. It was known as early as the 12th century BC but its importance grew during the … Read more
Archaeologists have discovered an ancient city, that thrived between 3,300 and 2,900 years ago, hidden beneath a mound in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq. Located in a valley on the northern bank of the lower Zab … Read more
Eight different types of Vivaah have been documented in the ancient Indian scripture Manu Smriti III.20-34. Only two types (Brahma Vivaah & Gandharva Vivaah) are prevailant these days. Other types of marriages existed in olden days and … Read more
The Hindu method of marriage is an ancient Vedic tradition which involves ritual of fire and couple taking seven steps around this fire, called as Saptapadi or Saat Phere. Just like hindus have the Vedic Sapta-Padhi (सप्तपदी) … Read more
Socotra (Arabic: سُقُطْرَى Suquṭra), also spelled Soqotra, is a small archipelago of four islands in the Indian Ocean and out of them, the largest island, also called as Socotra Island, is about 95% of the total land … Read more
Ancient history of shipping, trading on oceans date back to many years and evidence of trade between civilizations dates back at least two millennia are found. Indians and Chinese have the oldest known history of shipping and … Read more