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Rare 45,000-year-old crystal tool changed how scientists viewed NeanderthalsA rare crystal tool found in a French cave is changing scientific views. This ancient artifact reveals Neanderthals were skilled toolmakers...- Why a transparent Neanderthal tool discovered 100 years ago still surprises scientistsRare rock crystal tools found in a French cave a century ago significantly altered views. These tools, discovered in 1924, provided early e...
- In 1945, villagers digging for fertilizer in Upper Egypt found a sealed jar of codices, and Nag Hammadi changed the study of early ChristianityVillagers near Nag Hammadi found a sealed jar in 1945. Inside were thirteen ancient books. These books contained early Christian texts unkn...
- In 1978, electricians digging near Mexico City’s cathedral struck a giant carved stone disk, and an Aztec goddess returned to the lightA routine utility repair in Mexico City unearthed a massive carved stone disk in 1978. This artifact, the Coyolxauhqui Stone, depicted the ...
- Ancient DNA from forgotten colonial graveyard just linked 1.3 million living Americans to Maryland's earliest settlersResearchers have used ancient DNA to connect over 1.3 million living Americans to forgotten 17th-century English and Irish settlers of St. ...
- Harvard faculty enacts cap on A-grades as students push backHarvard University faculty have voted to limit the number of A-grades awarded in undergraduate courses. Starting in 2027, a maximum of 20% ...
- She became an Allu Arjun heroine in her first film. Today, she's director at a UK-based companyDeeksha Seth's journey from a nomadic childhood to a marine archaeology dream was unexpectedly rerouted by a modeling scout. This led to a ...
- Real-life Jurassic Park? Ancient rhino proteins found — dino discoveries may be comingScientists have extracted 24-million-year-old protein sequences from a rhino tooth discovered in the Canadian Arctic, surpassing the age li...
- Researchers bring 2,500-year-old skulls from Tamil Nadu into shape, reconstruct facesResearchers have reconstructed the faces of two individuals who lived 2,500 years ago in Keeladi, Tamil Nadu, revealing South Indian featur...
- Harvard University agrees to settle a 15-year battle, returns 175-year-old images of enslaved ancestors to South Carolina museumHarvard University will hand over old photos of enslaved people to a museum in South Carolina. These photos are of Renty and his daughter D...
- Who are former PM Manmohan Singh's daughters: Know their professions, education and achievementsDr. Manmohan Singh, India’s 13th Prime Minister, was a highly respected economist known for his leadership during India’s 1991 economic lib...
- Fatal attraction: Paul-Henri Nargeolet, a submariner who feared the Titan sub, but couldn’t resist the TitanicThe presence of Paul-Henri Nargeolet, a renowned French submariner, on the ill-fated Titan submarine that repeatedly dove into the Titanic,...
- Indian-American Apsara Iyer becomes president of Harvard Law Review, 1st in publication’s 136-yr historyThe Harvard Law Review was founded in 1887 and is among the oldest student-run legal scholarship publications.
- Recently unearthed 54 corpses tell the truth about ancient GreekThe Sicily of antiquity, rich in resources and strategically located, was home to both Greek and Carthaginian colonies.
- Steppe migration to India was between 3500-4000 years ago: David ReichHarvard geneticist David Reich breaks down the findings of two recent papers on the genetics of ancient Indians.
- Indus Valley Civilisation is largest source of ancestry for South Asians: David ReichFor the first time, we have a genetic model that fits statistically for most present-day South Asians: mixture of IVC-like people, and othe...
- JLF kicks off, Diggi Palace becomes a fortress of securityThe event witnessed a hint of controversy with the Rajasthan High Court today hearing a PIL that sought for a change in the venue.
- High-tech plan in place to save ancient sites from ISIS: ReportArchaeologists at Oxford and Harvard will flood the region with 3D cameras in a plan to create a full digital record of every threatened ar...
- Farming emerged 23,000 years ago in IsraelAlthough weeds are considered a threat or nuisance in farming, their presence at the site of the Ohalo II people's camp showed the earliest...
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