Archaeology

47 cannon shells dating back to British wars discovered in Tipu Sultan’s Fort in Palakkad

<p> <strong>During construction work at Palakkad Fort which is widely known as Tipu’s Fort and is situated in the heart…

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Study of King Tutankhamen’s ‘Space Dagger’ reveals startling details

<p> <strong>The space dagger -- made with meteorites’ rocks -- entombed with King Tutankhamen has always been an enigma for…

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ASI discovers unique decorative panels at Bhubaneswar’s iconic Sari Deula temple

<p> <strong>While carrying out excavation of a buried temple on premises of Sari Deula temple in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, the Archaeological…

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Instead of turning them into chocolate, Mayan people used cacao seeds as money

<p> <strong>The seeds of the cacao plant from which the world gets to eat the tasty chocolates were so precious…

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Ancient Egyptians celebrated peace and prosperity of King Amenhotep III in grand style

<p> <strong>In what can be described as an important find, archaeologists in Egypt discovered two statues of King Amenhotep III…

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4,500 year old tombs and funerary avenues discovered in Saudi Arabia

<p> <strong>Saudi Arabia has a vast archaeological treasure trove that is yet to be explored. One such came to light…

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2,000 years ago, ancient Arctic dwellers were not just hunter-gatherers but also skilled ironsmiths

<p> <strong>Digging and excavations in Sweden’s north-eastern part has revealed fire pits and ancient furnaces and these contrary to previously…

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Digital tools help resolve mystery of Pharaoh Amenhotep I after 3,000 years

<p> <strong>Following centuries of being hidden away from the world, the well-known mummy of Pharaoh Amenhotep I has been unwrapped…

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800-year-old Mummy spotlights indigenous communities in Peru

<p> <strong>The discovery of an 800-year-old mummy in Peru is considered very important by archaeologists. This find according to an…

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The world wakes up to a new species of Dinosaurs with killer tails

<p> <strong>Dinosaurs continue to surprise us as has the nearly complete fossilised skeleton one which sports a tail that is…

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1,300 year old Goddess Durga sculpture recovered in Kashmir

<p> <strong>On Tuesday, the Jammu and Kashmir police recovered an ancient sculpture of Goddess Durga. This relic was recovered from…

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Salt kitchens – a well guarded secret of the Mayan civilization revealed

<p> <strong>Even though the Mayan civilisation had attained dizzying heights in construction of grand temples and palaces with stone in…

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Delhi’s restored 16th Century Sabz Burj reveals intricately painted ceiling done by hand

<p> <strong>Known for its historic monuments, Delhi got a fillip as conservation of the 16th Century Mughal-era Sabz Burj was…

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Discovery of Khuwy’s body reveals that ancient Egyptians had mastered mummification 4,000 years ago

<p> <strong>The discovery and study of this one mummy is all set to rewrite the history of ancient Egypt. What…

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3,500 year old ancient Babylonian tablet describes ghosts and the way to purge them

<p> <strong>Human beings have always been worried about ghosts and the supernatural. A proof of this is the ancient Babylonian…

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Fossils discovered of the giant eagle who ruled Australia’s Skies 25 Million Years Ago

<p> <strong>The discovery in South Australia of a 25-million-year-old eagle fossil goes on to enrich the evolutionary history of raptors…

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Ancient Maurya-era structure discovered in Meerut may turn out to be ‘lost’ Ashoka Pillar

<p> <strong>It’s an ancient structure that remained unnoticed and unexamined for probably several hundreds of years in a region which…

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Neanderthals used fire and ingenuity to hunt birds

<p> <strong>One has always been fascinated to know how human ancestors lived and survived, and Neanderthal or Homo neanderthalensis are…

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Rare 5th Century AD Sculptures Discovered In Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu

<p> <strong>The members of Virarajendran Archaeological and Historical Research Centre following a tip-off discovered two sculptures believed to be from…

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From Mongolia to Hungary, how milk fuelled migration of the bronze age Yamnaya People

<p> <strong>Researchers have always been intrigued as to how Yamnaya, the nomads expanded from the grasslands of today’s Russia and…

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Archaeologists hunt for Hidden Treasure in Odisha’s Emar Mutt

<p> <strong>It may read like the script of the Indiana Jones’ movies but it is true as teams of archaeologists…

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