The Indus script has been called, with irony, the most deciphered script in the world. The first claim to a decipherment, based on the Sumerian language, was published as early as 1925. More than a ...

History loves a good mystery. And honestly, few things are more unsettling than an entire civilization, with millions of ...

In 1628, Shah Jahan acceded to his father’s throne to become the fifth padishah of Hindustan. The event is described in the text of the Padshahnama, an official chronicle of the reign, and it is also ...

Figure 1. 'Unicorn' stamp seal and modern impression. Source: Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access/Public domain In my previous post, I discussed the Indian subcontinent's first civilization and ...