EditorialA park within a wide median that is part of a stormwater capture project in South Montebello, a suburb of Los Angeles, Calif., Jan. 11, 2023. (Mette Lampcov/The New York Times)
EditorialFluted bowl, Achaemenid, ca. 6th?5th century B.C., Iran, Achaemenid, Gold, H. 11.1 cm, Metalwork-Vessels-Inscribed, In the sixth century B.C., under the leadership of Cyrus the Great (r. 538?530 B.C.), the Achaemenid Persian dynasty overthrew Median ki...
EditorialGold model chariot from the Oxus treasure, Achaemenid Persian, from the region of Takht-i Kuwad, Tadjikistan, 5th-4th century BC. This remarkable model is one of the most outstanding pieces in the Oxus treasure, which dates mainly from the 5th and 4th ...
EditorialBronze statuette of a rider, Achaemenid, 5th-4th century BCE, a rare representation of a Persian horseman. He wears a short Iranian sword, an akinakes, known from Achaemenid art, particularly from reliefs at Persepolis. The use of trousers is Median, o...
EditorialAn overview of the town of Cascade, in central Idaho, on Nov. 21, 2022. Cascade has a median age that is 20 years higher than the state’s. (Michael Hanson/The New York Times)
EditorialTaiwanese navy ships in Keelung, Taiwan, on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. Taiwan’s defense ministry said Chinese ships and planes crossed the informal median line in the Taiwan Strait on Friday. (Lam Yik Fei/The New York Times)
EditorialA road near Glasgow, Ky., a town of 14,000 people with a poverty rate of 27 percent and a median household income of $28,000, Feb. 2, 2022. (Annie Flanagan/The New York Times)