Ancient nomads known as the Scythians did indeed use human skin for the containers that held their arrows—confirming the account of the ancient Greek historian Herodotus, who is often questioned about ...

A new genetic study has resurrected one of Europe’s most forgotten nomadic peoples: the Sarmatians. These steppe warriors ...

The history of Afghanistan is bloodied with wars, warlords, invasions and occupations, but as a vital stop along the ancient Silk Road, Afghanistan was also a place where traditions of the East and ...

Sand hockey is similar in many ways to field and ice hockey, but played barefoot and with palm wood sticks — FADEL SENNA In a Moroccan oasis town on the edge of the Sahara, nomads in turbans and ...