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 ...

Imagine a time when intellectual and cultural treasures traveled as freely as spices, gems, and silk. A time when India wasn’t merely a land of spirituality but the beating heart of a cultural and ...

The Indian Ocean "gravity hole" is a region where Earth's mass is reduced, leading to weak gravitational pull, lower-than-average sea levels and a puzzle scientists have only just begun to solve. When ...