Ancient Indian Temple Finally Uncovered After Decades of Being Submerged in Reservoir A decade ago, the waters of the Udyasamudram reservoir at Panagal in India’s Nalgonda district engulfed the Sri Shambulingeshwara Swamy temple. Today, this stunningly beautiful temple, built in the 11th or 12th century AD and dedicated to Lord Shiva, re-emerges as the waters …

This Is the Oldest Known Inscription Bearing the Full Name of Jerusalem The Israel Museum unveiled a pillar from the 2nd Temple period bearing a 3-line inscription, the earliest stone inscription of the full modern Hebrew spelling of “Jerusalem.” “Hananiah son of Dodalos of Yerushalayim [the way the ancient Jewish city is written in Hebrew …

Bread Existed 4000 Years Before Agriculture, Archaeologists Discover Researchers discovered the charred remains of a flatbread baked by hunter-gatherers 14,400 years ago at an archeological site in northeastern Jordan. It is the oldest direct evidence of bread found to date, predating the advent of agriculture by at least 4,000 years. The findings suggest that bread …

Researchers Find Hundreds of Mysterious Stone Structures in the Sahara In Western Sahara, a territory in Africa little explored by archeologists, hundreds of stone structures dating back thousands of years have been discovered. The structures seem to come in all sizes and shapes, and archaeologists are not sure what many of them were used for or …

Ancient 3,000-year-old tablet suggests Biblical king may have existed A new reading of an ancient tablet that is hard to decipher suggests that the biblical King Balak may have been a real historical person, suggests a new study. But the study’s researchers recommend that people take this finding “with due caution,” and other biblical experts agree.”As …

Mummified monk revealed inside 1,000-year-old Buddha statue Scientific tests have revealed that an ancient Buddhist statue contains a 1,000-year – old mummified monk’s perfectly preserved remains in what is thought to be the only such example in the world. The monk, who is sitting in the lotus position, is thought to have starved himself to …

3000-year-old trousers discovered in Chinese grave oldest ever found That’s right–1000 years before Christ’s birth these were worn. Archeologists say the two men whose remains have recently been excavated from tombs in western China put their pants on one leg at a time, just as the rest of us are doing today. With straight-fitting legs …

Mehtab Bagh and the Baby Taj Mahal: Mughal Gardens Restored in India Long overshadowed by the Taj, two neglected spots in Agra have now been restored to their original splendour Tourists Christine and Martyn Andrews, first-timers to Agra, would have visited Agra Fort and Taj Mahal and been on their merry way back to their H๏τel, had …