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History

Perhaps one of the least known treasures from the Horn of Africa is etan, both a tree and what has been described as a god-like resin. Ancient civilisations crazed over etan, and used it profusely for a number of purposes, particularly in cosmetic, healing and spiritual rituals. During the ancient era,...

In the thirteenth century, Central Asia’s Turkic-Mongolian nomadic tribes united under the forceful and charismatic leadership of Genghis Khan, who ruled from the Carpathian Mountains to the Sea of Japan, the largest area ever to be dominated by a single dynasty. Whilst many remember the Mongols as "barbarians" or as...

The founder of the Mughal dynasty, Zahirud-din Mohammed Babur ‘the Tiger’, had been a descendant of Timur and Genghis Khan, the mighty Emperors of Central Asia. Descending from the Fergana Valley and later from the snow-capped mountains at Kabul, in 1525 Babur crossed the Indus and swept into Punjab, the...

If Tulips could speak, they would speak of the many interesting and twisted tales about their history…. Here are seven fascinating facts about the flower that caused the 'Tulipomania' fever many nations caught. Tulips have become practically synonymous with the Dutch. However, the flowers were never native to the Netherlands, nor...

A brief look into the history of carrots shows us that carrots were not always orange. In fact, they came in a variety of colours including purple, white, red and yellow. Carrots are thought to have originated in Central Asia, some 5000 years ago, and were being grown in the colours...

The Tyrolean iceman, or Ötzi as he is known, is a 5,300-year-old mummy, discovered on the Tisenjoch Pass in the Italian part of the Ötztal Alps. Here are 5 facts you should know about Ötzi’s tattoos!...

The Renaissance was a period in which the senses were fully reborn. Beginning in Florence, Italy in the 1400s, it ushered the search for perfection of form through the harmony of proportions, the establishment of anatomical standards and with it, it brought about a new ideal of female beauty. Art...

Did you know that it was the worship of female Goddesses that preceded the male Gods? The earliest known building with a specific ritual purpose, located at Nevali Cori, the Turkish-Syrian border, dates back over 9,000 years. The unearthing of female statues within the temple hinted a Goddess culture and the...