This map depicted continents such as Africa, Asia, and Europe ... map was oriented with the south at the top, which is why modern depictions often appear upside down. The Jewish cartographer ...

Anaximander's Map is considered by some to be the first-ever world map, and alleged versions of it have been shared across ...

Because previous world maps depicted only Europe, Asia, and Africa ... found the spice-rich Moluccas islands—which are in modern-day Indonesia—they technically fell into Portuguese territory ...

ON Dec. 26, 2004, the world witnessed what has become known as the Boxing Day or Indian Ocean Tsunami, a natural disaster of ...

Why empires fall is a question that fascinates many. But in the search for an answer, imagination can run wild. Suggestions ...

With images such as a lynx in Asia-Minor and Noah’s Ark in Armenia ... The advent of the Mercator Projection in the 16th century was a giant advancement, but modern map makers have tried to solve, or ...

On the other hand, the influence of K-pop also brings up issues with regard to economics: a financial burden on fans and less ...

The bulk of your research has been on Islamic legal systems that prevailed in the Indian Ocean region, particularly Shafi’ism ...

The first private museum of modern and contemporary art in Central Asia is to open next year in Kazakhstan’s largest city, Almaty. More than 700 artworks by Kazakh and Central Asian artists will ...

A new analysis of DNA from ancient modern humans (Homo sapiens) in Europe and Asia has determined, more precisely than ever, the time period during which Neanderthals interbred with modern humans ...

Asia Pacific Business Review, Vol. 30, Issue. 4, p. 808. A central feature of modern Asia that trumps differences in economic and political systems is the web of close relationships running between ...