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3,400-year-old fragment of world’s oldest peace treaty found in Turkey with a powerful message; here what it revealsA remarkable discovery has been made in Turkey, where archaeologists have uncovered a 3,400-year-old piece of the Kadesh Peace Treaty. This...- Not your ordinary vegetable: Study reveals 7 incredible facts about lauki that may make you think twice before ignoring itBottle gourd, or lauki, may be an everyday vegetable, but its history and uses are far more fascinating than they seem. From being used as ...
- In 2024, researchers used Cold War spy-satellite images to identify a possible site of a pivotal seventh-century battle in IraqArchaeologists from Durham University used Cold War-era American spy satellite images to locate the site of the battle. This battle, fought...
- In 2023, a satellite-image model led archaeologists to 13 previously unknown Amazon geoglyphs, including one 444 metres acrossIn 2023, a groundbreaking AI model trained by researchers unveiled the locations of ancient geoglyphs hidden in the Amazon rainforest. This...
- A Utah parking lot exposed 150-million-year-old dinosaur fossils. Bones and surrounding rock weighing 3,000 pounds were removed.3,000 pounds of fossils and rock were removed from a Utah parking lot construction site. Paleontologists assessed the excavated remains, an...
- Poompuhar, a 2,000-year-old port city built by the Cholas was lost beneath the sea; new study finds ancient Tamils had trade links with Persian Gulf and IranPoompuhar: Underwater exploration at Poompuhar, a 2,000 year old Chola port city, has found over 200 potsherds and the first torpedo jars l...
- In 30 BCE, Cleopatra died and vanished into a missing royal tomb. 2,056 years later, archaeologists still debate its location despite searches across EgyptCleopatra VII, often described as the last queen of Egypt, remains one of ancient history’s most recognizable figures, but the location of ...
- An ancient Egyptian pot sat unnoticed in a Cornwall garage for years; when researchers examined it, its label helped solve a century-old archaeological mysteryAn ancient Egyptian pot discovered in a Cornwall garage has helped researchers connect a forgotten family possession with the archaeologica...
- A 17-million-year-old Egyptian ape fossil challenges long-held ideas that modern apes evolved in East AfricaScientists have discovered a previously unknown ape species in Egypt that lived 17–18 million years ago, adding new clues to the origins of...
- 31,800 years ago, a squirrel buried fruits inside a Siberian burrow. Thousands of years later, an Ice Age plant was brought back to life using that ancient tissueA squirrel’s ancient food stash buried deep beneath Siberian permafrost has given scientists a rare glimpse into the Ice Age. The fruits re...
- A new tooth test suggests T. rex was not cold-blooded like modern reptiles; the giant predator’s body temperature was estimated at a human-like 97°FRecent studies reveal fascinating insights into the body temperature of the mighty T. rex. Researchers have found that this colossal predat...
- A Scottish schoolyard hid ancient Egyptian artifacts for decades; when archaeologists finally investigated, they uncovered objects dating back more than 2,500 yearsA Scottish schoolboy digging for potatoes in 1952 unexpectedly uncovered an ancient Egyptian statue head at Melville House in Fife. More di...
- In 478 BC, a temple was built to honour Confucius; centuries of rebuilding turned it into a complex with more than 100 buildingsTemple of Confucius: Built in 478 BC, the Temple of Confucius in Qufu, China, grew through centuries of rebuilding into a vast historic com...
- Scientists found an 8-year-old Neanderthal child in a Belgian cave, and DNA from her molar is helping reveal a hidden chapter of our ancient pastThe Scladina child was an approximately eight-year-old Neanderthal who lived more than 120,000 years ago in what is now Belgium. Her remain...
- Stone Age high: Ancient Indonesian foragers may have sucked on mind-altering nuts 25,000 years ago, study findsAncient foragers on Sulawesi island used mind-altering betel nuts approximately 25,000 years ago. Analysis of prehistoric teeth revealed ch...
- Chandrayaan-1 finds clues to a Moon basin lost in timeNew data from Chandrayaan-1 supports an ancient impact basin in the Mare Australe region. Mineralogical evidence shows orthopyroxene distri...
- Top 7 countries to visit if you love history and ancient wondersFrom ancient cities and royal palaces to temples, forts and archaeological sites, these countries offer a journey through different periods...
- Indus Valley, Mesopotamia shared genetic link beyond trade: BHU geneticistAncient DNA analysis confirms a genetic link between Indus Valley and Mesopotamian peoples. This research indicates human lineage traveled ...
- Aliens built pyramids is debatable. But a hidden Egyptian code inside Great Pyramid of Giza's measurements could reveal a cosmic secret from 4,500 years agoA new theory suggests that the Great Pyramid of Giza may contain a hidden numerical code in its 4,500-year-old measurements, with links to ...
- Ancient DNA reveals how farming, wildlife and human activity transformed a Canadian lake's ecosystem over 1,000 yearsAncient DNA from Crawford Lake sediment reveals a millennium of ecological history. Scientists tracked changes in plants, animals, and huma...
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