The fire ceremony was a Sogdian ritual derived from Zoroastrianism, a religion developed in Central Asia centuries earlier. Previously, scenes portraying this ritual in Sogdian art were only known to ...

Let’s face it: Dallas is a hell of a city to go dancing. After the rave era, we profiled the 10 best dance clubs in 2016. Eight years on, the dance club scene has endured pandemics, heartbreaking ...

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Murals unearthed in a tomb in northwestern China’s Shaanxi Province portray two hardworking professionals struggling to control animals. Dating to the early Tang Dynasty (A.D. 618–907), the murals ...

A road project in Shanxi Province uncovered a Tang dynasty tomb from 736 AD, adorned with murals depicting daily life, including grinding flour, making pasta, and leading horses. The paintings feature ...

More than 6,000 miles from his native Tajikistan, where he faced censorship and the threat of imprisonment, linguist and historian Barakatullo Ashurov has completed what he regards as a very ...