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The 30 caves at Ajanta lie to the north of Aurangabad in the Indhyadri range of Western Ghats. The caves, famous for their temple architecture and many delicately drawn murals, are located in a 76 m high, horseshoe-shaped escarpment...

The Battle of the Coral Sea, the first naval battle in history between aircraft carriers, took place between 4 and 8 May 1942 during the Second World War (1939-45). The Japanese navy hoped...

Fortifications of one kind or another had been used in Japan since ancient times, but in the period from 1576 until 1639, a new and distinctive style of castle was constructed. Rather than being used for fighting, these were impressive...

The Goryeo (Koryo) kingdom ruled ancient Korea from 918 CE to 1392 CE, and it oversaw a flourishing of the arts, literature, and architecture. One of these developments was the production of finely crafted...

The beauty of being an archaeologist is having the good fortune to find something on an archaeological dig that remains in a relatively good state of preservation. In various degrees, there are...

A 13th century CE wooden printing plate and paper bank note from the Chinese Yuan dynasty (1271-1368 CE). (Tokyo Currency Museum)

Skeleton and reconstruction of the La Ferrassie 1 Neanderthal found in France, as seen in an exhibit in the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo, Japan.

A Jomon pottery vessel with the decorative style known as 'fire-flame'. Jomon Period, 3000-2000 BCE, Sasayama site, Niigata Prefecture. Japan. (Tokyo National Museum)

A Jomon vase, Japan. Jomon Period, 4000-3000 BCE. (Tokyo National Museum)

Photo of the Tatsumi-Yagura watchtower at Edo Castle. Edo Castle was continually expanded and rebuilt over the centuries, but was severely damaged by fires between the 17th and 19th Century. The complex is currently the Tokyo...