Colonialism is under scrutiny as artists in this year’s TarraWarra Biennial unleash works of freedom, feminism and protest.

Evolution of a nation through currency One of the exhibition’s highlights is the enlarged reproductions ... ancient Indian dynasties like the Mauryas and Guptas used coins to showcase their art ...

Archaeologists in Dahwa, Oman, found two strange discs that turned out to be a rare 4,000-year-old musical instrument, ...

Over time, the two instruments developed differently according to their cultural contexts. Over centuries, the sheng became a more versatile instrument in Chinese music, often used in folk music, ...

Through discussions, solo performances, and a duet, the two musicians celebrated the long-standing traditions of the two ancient musical instruments and their deep cultural connection.

The cymbals were excavated from a building dating to the third millennium BCE, associated with the Umm an-Nar culture. Though ...

Bronze Age cymbals found in Oman reveal how music united ancient cultures across trade routes, ceremonies, and rituals.

A new study describes a previously unknown prehistoric tribe of hunter-gatherers from the southern coast of Texas, who crafted musical instruments ... that while certain ancient cultures in ...

The day was still alive when a group of Abui people danced in a circle around the "maasang"—the central altar of their ...

Among the most intriguing discoveries was the musical rasp made from a human upper arm bone, with 29 carefully carved notches and decorative geometric patterns. The instrument appeared to have ...