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Ancient history Asian history

Sacred Geographies: Mapping Real Landscapes in Mythic Texts

-Ananya Sinha Human beings have ever sought to interpret the world in narrative. Myths, though traditionally defined as “fiction,” are not necessarily imaginary invention; they are multilayered texts communicating cultural values, cosmologies, and memory of actual landscapes. At the heart of most myths is mapping sacred geographies—the ascription of divine presence, cosmic meaning, or moral […]Read More

Ancient history Medieval history

Echoes of the Ancients:The Rosetta Stone and the Allure of

  Ancient Egypt with its unparalleled pyramids, the mysterious Sphinx, intriguing artefacts and captivating Hieroglyphs has fascinated millions ever since modern archaeology started revealing these monuments and artefacts oftentimes millenia old to the general public at large. But the inability of researchers and historians to decipher the Hieroglyphics proved to be a huge challenge in […]Read More