A 2,200-year-old inscription discovered in Southern India
A 2,200-year-old inscription discovered in Southern India In unveiling the forgotten but glorious history of India’s Telangana state which was a part of Asmaka Mahajanapada, the predecessor to an Empire, researchers found an inscription on a rock in Maltumeda village in Nagireddipet Mandal in Kamareddy district written in Ashokan Brahmi script from the 2nd century …
Textile treasure trove shows Importance of fashion to Ancient Britons
Textile treasure trove shows Importance of fashion to Ancient Britons Notable archeological evidence from the site of a prehistoric settlement in the eastern part of England, suggests that Bronze Age Britons had a liking for high-end fashion. Excavations, 30 miles north-west of Cambridge, have unearthed the earliest examples of superfine textiles ever found in Britain. They …
oldest evidence of life on land found in 3.48 billion-year-old Australian rocks
Oldest evidence of life on land found in 3.48 billion-year-old Australian rocks Whether you are looking at an actual fossil or crinkles in the rock itself can be hard to tell in the search for the earliest life on earth. The discovery of 3.5 billion – year – old fossils in the Australian desert in …
Serbian Roman Artifact Vanishes 24 Hours After Discovery
Serbian Roman Artifact Vanishes 24 Hours After Discovery A just recently excavated ancient Serbian Roman artifact, a stone piece covered with etched Latin text, has actually been taken just 24 hours after it was found. The unusual Roman artifact was found on July 10, 2020, throughout roadway building works resulting in the Vinča landfill site. …
Pits of Skulls Found in Shimao: China’s Neolithic City of Mystery
Pits of Skulls Found in Shimao: China’s Neolithic City of Mystery The villagers of China’s dusty Loess Plateau believed for decades that the crumbling rocks near their homes were from China’s Great Wall, which was very common along the area. As large numbers of jade pieces shaped into disks, blades and scepters were found by …
8,000 years old Fluted Stone Tools Found in Southern Arabia
8,000 years old Fluted Stone Tools Found in Southern Arabia Cosmos Magazine reports that 8,000-year-old fluted arrowheads have been uncovered in Yemen and in Oman. Chipping off flakes from stone to shape it is a highly skilled process that had been previously thought to be limited to toolmakers who lived in North America between 13,000 …
Tourist Damages A Valuable Italian Sculpture And Just Walks Away
Tourist Damages A Valuable Italian Sculpture And Just Walks Away The Austrian 50-year-old man who broke three toes of a statue in the 19th century while posing for a picture has been identified by the Italian police. On July 31 in the Hipsoteca Museum in Possagno Northern Italy, the 200-year-old plaster cast model of Antonio Canova’s statue …
Middle Paleolithic Site Discovered in Southern Israel
Middle Paleolithic Site Discovered in Southern Israel A mid paleolithic flint knapping site that occurs between 250,000-50,000 years ago has been found in recent excavations undertaken by the Israel Antiquities Authority, in conjunction with local youth in Dimona, in preparation for construction of solar energy, funded by the electricity company. The youth from the city who were …
Archaeologists unearth third-century’ human mountains’
Archaeologists unearth third-century’ human mountains’ It was discovered near Rome when archaeologists found the remains of a man who was considered a giant when he died in the third century A.D. It’s an unbelievably rare find – because today gigantism affects three in a million people worldwide. The condition begins in childhood when a malfunctioning …
Neolithic Woodhenge Discovered in Portugal
Neolithic “Woodhenge” Discovered in Portugal The 4,500-year-old ring of large ‘ shafts ‘ has been uncovered by archaeologists in the great Durrington Walls and the famous site at Woodhenge, just a few kilometers from Stonehenge, in southern Britain. The newly-discovered circle is over 2 km in diameter and has been carbon-dated to 2500 BC. The archaeologists …