Place without persona

Names>> Places • Uzbekistan

Remains returned

Museum>> Aboriginal History • Australia

Lots in a name

Name>> Government Institutions ÔÇó Sri Lanka

The last of the syncretic scientists

Joseph Needham's monumental work grinds to a halt after his recent demise

Fossil statement

Letter of contention

Fine dining

Paid followers

A minor thaw

It's the bad word

History in a boat

Rock Art>> Aboriginals ÔÇó Australia

Political correctness

Another disaster

Hammer and sickle faces axe

Rock steady

Rice goes against the grain

An Asian staple for over a millennium, rice has become important enough for the North to start raiding and patenting strains

The axe and human civilisation

The use and abuse of wood is a major theme in the history of humankind according to a new book, A Forest Journey

A Himalayan plunder

RITA ANAND looks at changes in Himalayan forest cover in historical perspective, focusing on the Kaghan Valley in northern Pakistan

Roman retreat

About 2,000 years ago, when the Romans ruled London, they gave the city its first centrally-heated homes. A look back in time

Cooking a love story

Rice in Indonesian folklore has the status of the love-hate relationship of a couple

The Unknown Hall of Fame

AWAY from the limelight, the unknown Bengali used skill and ingenuity to create and design.

Footprints in the sands of time

Research institutions founded in Calcutta

Tsunami bomb

Book>> Tsunami • New Zealand/USA

Movie treasure returns

Films>> History • Russia

Antarctic huts go online

Google>> History • Antarctica