The episode unfolding in central Assam, India, begins with ordinary labor and an unexpected interruption. In a paddy field near the Kopili River in Nagaon district, workers using an excavator to cut ...

Recent ASI excavations at Kodumanal, Tamil Nadu, have unearthed significant evidence of early civilization and craft activity ...

CHENNAI – A groundbreaking archaeological excavation in Tamil Nadu is challenging existing global timelines for the Iron Age. Researchers have uncovered evidence suggesting that iron-making in the ...

The Union Budget 2026 places heritage at centre stage, with the government planning to turn 15 archaeological sites across ...

The Union Budget 2026 has shone the spotlight on India's prime archaeological sites which are now up for a developmental ...

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin holds up a state archeology department report that traces the earliest use of iron in Tamil Nadu to 3345 BCE, Chennai, India, January 23, 2025. Credit: X/M.K.

Dr Shubham Kewaliya is an Assistant Professor in the Department of History at Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, University of Delhi. The locational debate between temple and mosque is India is timeless.

Recent investigations into bitumen trade in the Indian Ocean region have significantly enhanced our understanding of ancient economic networks and cultural interactions. Bitumen, a naturally occurring ...

The Times of India reports that a well-preserved, eight-foot iron spear dated to some 5,300 years ago has been found in a burial at the site of Thirumalapuram, which is located in India’s southernmost ...

India’s history is a vast tapestry woven with diverse cultures, civilizations, and peoples, many of whom predate what we now recognize as the dominant Aryan culture. For centuries, historians, ...

PREFACE;; 1. Introduction;; 2. The Paleolithic Context;; 3. The Mesolithic Horizon and Associated Rock Art;; 4. The Growth of Villages: From Baluchistan to Haryana ...