Rishi Rajpopat, the Indian Ph.D. student at Cambridge, cracks 2,500-year-old ‘father of linguistics’ Panini code A grammatical problem which has defeated Sanskrit scholars since the 5th Century BC has finally been solved by an Indian PhD student at the University of Cambridge, it emerged as his thesis was published on Thursday. Rishi Rajpopat made the …

A 5,000-year-old large house has been discovered in China’s Yangshao Village Henan Provincial Insтιтute of Cultural Heritage and Archaeology archaeologists have excavated the ruins of house foundations dating back more than 5,000 years in the Yangshao Village site in Central China. The country’s China.org.tr reports that the remains of a large building with rammed earth have …

New Findings from 3,000-year-old Uluburun shipwreck New Findings from 3,000-year-old Uluburun shipwreck: Uzbekistan Nomads Supplied a Third of the Bronze Used Across Ancient Mediterranean A new study of the 3,000 years old Uluburun shipwreck revealed a complex ancient trading network during the late bronze age. In the year 1,320 BCE, a ship sailed from modern-day …

Ancient Artifacts Uncovered in Oman The Ministry of Heritage and Tourism has announced the discovery of archaeological artefacts at Dibba site in Musandam Governorate, dating back to the first millennium BC, most notably incense burners, bronze axes, and utensils made of copper and steaтιтe. The Ministry of Heritage and Tourism, in cooperation with an archaeological …

Archaeologists unearth largest wooden ‘haniwa’ statue ever found in Japan The remains of a 3.5-meter-tall wooden haniwa statue were found Thursday at one of the ancient kofun burial mounds making up the Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Habikino, in Osaka Prefecture. With the parts also measuring 75 centimeters wide and around …

Stone Tools Offer Clues to Rice Domestication in China A new Dartmouth-led study analyzing stone tools from southern China provides the earliest evidence of rice harvesting, dating to as early as 10,000 years ago. The researchers identified two methods of harvesting rice, which helped initiate rice domestication. The results are published in PLOS ONE. Wild …

Discovery of a rare lead sling bullet bearing a magic inscription for victory During excavations of the Israel Antiquities Authority in Yavne, a rare lead sling bullet was discovered – possibly belonging to a Greek soldier, bearing a magic inscription for victory. On the sling bullet was the Greek inscription “Victory of Heracles and Hauronas”. …

Archeologists unearth largest rare wooden “Haniwa” Statue in Japan The remains of a 3.5-meter-tall wooden “haniwa” statue have been discovered at one of the “kofun” ancient burial mounds that comprise the Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in western Japan, according to a local education board on Thursday. The statue is thought to …

‘Highway of ancient world’: Part of an 1,800-year-old Roman road found in Galilee Antiquities Authority says it was paved during the reign of emperor Hadrian; excavation works also unearth pottery shards, metal vessels and coins. Archeologists have uncovered part of an 1,800-year-old Roman road in northern Israel, built in the time of emperor Hadrian, the …