Una ulik aturnirtuq. – This blanket is comfortable. Before the introduction of western mattresses and blankets, Alutiiq ...

Many pieces of clothing instead opt for care tags that eschew clear instructions in favor of a confusing array of symbols. These hieroglyphics of squares, circles, open-topped trapezoids and squiggly ...

Thousands of years ago, our ancestors used symbols to track the sale of textile and agricultural products. New research ...

Researchers investigating how the first writing arose identified the motifs on preliterate "cylinder seals" used in the trade of agricultural products and textiles.

Ganteaume is co-curator of the exhibition Americans, on view at the museum on the National Mall, and author of Officially Indian: Symbols That Define the United States. Ganteaume serves on the ...

Diwali is rich in cultural symbols that represent themes of light, prosperity, and happiness, each having unique significance that adds more value to the celebration. Diyas represent the triumph ...

Police department uses social media to address residents concerned about seeing the Nazi-appropriated symbol in town as Hindu celebration gets underway.

But during past celebrations—50, 100, 150 years ago—the people excluded from America’s mythic narrative managed to leverage the nation’s symbols ... are supposed to mean in the 21st ...

Concerns about hygiene on Indian Railways arise as wool blankets are washed monthly, risking allergen and pathogen spread due to infrequent cleaning. Passengers are advised to use provided double ...

TIRUCHY: How often does the Indian Railways wash the blankets provided to passengers paying for AC coach travel? In an RTI response to TNIE, the Ministry of Railways said the linen provided to ...

Delhi’s citizens woke up to smog blanketing the Indian capital and toxic foam floating ... usually leaving the city enveloped in a thick blanket of toxic haze. On Sunday, a day after Dussehra ...