In India, as in many other lands, herdsman has succeeded hunter and farmer has succeeded both. A study of tribal groups that still pursue these ancient livelihoods helps to illuminate a shadowy past ...

But India is also the world's most ancient surviving civilization, with unbroken continuity back into prehistory. Like other great civilizations—Greece or Egypt, for example—over the millennia ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a large number of ancient megalithic structures and inscriptions in Kerala and Andhra Pradesh, ...

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Researchers examining fossilized vertebrae found in a western Indian mine in 2005 just determined that they once made up the spine of a massive prehistoric snake. The creature, dubbed Vasuki ...

Named after the mythical serpent Vasuki from Hindu mythology, it belonged to the now-extinct Madtsoiidae family, a group of ...

Explore the 'Reverberations of the Past' art exhibition by Ruchi Atreya at Lalit Kala Akademi Gallery, Chennai. From March 18-24, marvel at recreated prehistoric rock paintings from Madhya Pradesh's ...

Drawing parallels between Vedas and Avesta, Sahu explained the prehistoric connections between India and Iran during his address, substantiating his discourse with numerous textual references.