The first writing systems date back to around 5,000 years ago in Mesopotamia and Egypt. Initially, ideograms directly represented objects or ideas, as seen with...
Vorkuta is located all the way up, close to the Arctic Circle, in the extreme northeast of European Russia. Situated beyond the Arctic Circle and...
The funeral rites of the Toraja date back several centuries and are rooted in the ancestor worship called Aluk Todolo, an animist religion originating from...
The celebrated blue color of Chefchaouen dates back to the 15th century when the city was founded as a refuge for the Moors and Jews...
