A 2,300-Year-Old Elephant Sculpture Discovered in India Archaeologists in eastern India have unearthed a statue of an elephant they think was carved about 2,300 years ago when Buddhism was the main religion in the region.  The statue is about 3 feet (1 meter) high and carved from rock in the same style as other Buddhist …

Indonesia discovers 700,000-year-old ‘hobbit’ fossils Dwarf “hobbits” lived on the Indonesian island of Flores for hundreds of thousands of years, according to evidence from newly excavated hominin fossils. An international research team, following up on the original hobbit discovery that drew international attention in 2004, has discovered a fossilized diminutive jaw bone and six small …

Explore 1,400-year-old ruins, submerged in Eastern China – Atlantis of China Deep in Qiandao Lake, between China’s Five Lion Mountains, lie the mysterious ruins of two ancient cities, dating back to the Han and Tang dynasties. Known as the ‘Atlantis of China,’ the place is largely preserved intact even after centuries. Qiandao Lake, also known …

A 42,000-Year-Old Foal Entombed in Ice Still Had Liquid Blood in Its Veins Last August, a group of mammoth tusk hunters unearthed the nearly intact remains of a 42,000-year-old foal during an expedition to Siberia’s Batagaika crater. Preserved by the region’s permafrost, or permanently frozen ground, the young horse showed no signs of external damage, instead retaining its skin, tail, …

The largest stone coffin grave found so far at the Yoshinogari Ruins -3.2 meters in Japan A grave with a stone coffin around 2.3 meters long and dating to the latter part of the Yayoi Period was unearthed in Saga Prefecture, northwest of Kyushu, in southwesternmost of Japan’s main islands. It is the largest stone …

12 tombs with Beautiful Decorations and Carved Bricks from the period of Kublai Khan, the grandson of Genghis Khan, were found in China China has a rich history. In addition to the fossil records from the Paleolithic Period, the country has witnessed the rise and fall of several empires and dynasties. Recently, archaeologists excavating in …

The oldest scaled-down drawings of actual structures go back 9,000 years Two large, engraved stones found in the Middle East display the oldest known building plans drawn to scale, researchers say. One carved depiction covers part of a rectangular stone found at a Jordanian campsite dating to about 9,000 years ago. Two other engravings were …

Researchers Use AI to Read Ancient Mesopotamian Texts Scholars at Tel Aviv University and Ariel University, in Israel, have used artificial intelligence to translate fragments of ancient cuneiform texts on stone tablets into English with what they say is a high degree of accuracy. They call the project “another major step toward the preservation and …

Storms uncover precious marble cargo from a 1,800-year-old Mediterranean shipwreck in Israel Numerous rare marble artifacts have been found at the site of a 1,800-year-old shipwreck in shallow waters just 200 meters off the coast of the Israeli coastal town of Beit Yanai. Approximately three weeks ago while swimming, recreational sea swimmer Gideon Harris took …