In 2010, a metal detectorist's unexpected find in an English field turned out to be a rare 2,000-year-old Roman parade helmetA Roman cavalry parade helmet, the Crosby Garrett Helmet, was discovered in Cumbria in 2010. This elaborately decorated artifact, dating ba...
21 May, 2026, 03.07 PM IST
This Cold War Bunker Was Hidden for Decades Beneath a Medieval Castle, Until Someone Finally Found ItArchaeologists unearthed a hidden Cold War nuclear bunker at Scarborough Castle in March 2026. Built in the early 1960s, it served the Roya...
28 Mar, 2026, 04.20 PM IST
Ancient skull reveals homo sapiens may be much older than thoughtAn ancient skull, worn and broken over millennia, has prompted a significant rethink of human evolution. Using high-resolution 3D imaging, ...
26 Sep, 2025, 09.11 PM IST
Did humans really live in the UAE 210,000 years ago? Cave discovery at Jebel Faya could rewrite human historyArchaeological discoveries in Sharjah's Jebel Faya rock shelter have unearthed 80,000-year-old stone tools, the oldest Middle Paleolithic a...
26 Jun, 2025, 09.33 PM IST
Keeladi finds, backed by radiocarbon dating, unveil thriving 6th-century BCE settlement in Tamil NaduExcavations at Keeladi in Madurai reveal a 6th-century BCE urban settlement, contemporary with the Gangetic plains, showcasing a sophistica...
13 Jun, 2025, 05.23 PM IST
Dino footprint site unearthedBritain discovers its largest-ever dinosaur footprint site in Oxfordshire, revealing 200 footprints from sauropods and megalosaurus dating ...
04 Jan, 2025, 09.15 PM IST
Experts demand tax relief for artefacts being brought back to IndiaExperts at the 106th National Convention of the Indian Numismatic Society in Mathura urged the government to reduce or eliminate the 33% cu...
05 Dec, 2024, 04.01 PM IST
Satellite images suggest architectural wealth beneath Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya: OfficialsA recent geospatial analysis using satellite images and ground surveys has uncovered evidence of significant architectural features buried ...
13 Jul, 2024, 02.28 PM IST
300,000-year-old 'giant stone tools' discovered in KentA senior geo-archaeologist at the UCL Institute of Archaeology named Letty Ingrey describes the tools as ‘giants’ when they are anywhere ab...
06 Jul, 2023, 05.08 PM IST
Adjusting to cold weather was the root cause of social behaviours: StudyThe study was led by researchers from Northwest University in China and a team including the University of Bristol (UK) and the University ...
05 Jun, 2023, 08.12 PM IST
Archaeology can be the tool for a peaceful coexistence with wildlifeThe deep history of human interactions with these animals can provide inspiration for their future management.
09 May, 2023, 06.37 PM IST
UK redefines treasure to cover bronze, copper as well as gold and silverThe move is one of the biggest changes to the act since it came into effect nearly 25 years ago for more archaeological finds to be protect...
04 Dec, 2020, 05.03 PM IST
Our universe contains two trillion galaxies: StudyIt appears that when the universe was only a few billion years old there were ten times as many galaxies in a given volume of space as ther...
17 Jan, 2017, 01.42 PM IST
Rice farming in India much older than thought: StudyThe location of the Indus in a part of the world that received both summer and winter rains may have encouraged the development of seasonal...
21 Nov, 2016, 01.31 PM IST
Human impact affects Earth's global energy flow: StudyThe impact humans have made on Earth in terms of how they produce and consume resources has formed a 'striking new pattern' in the planet's...
28 Mar, 2016, 01.57 PM IST
Early human ancestors were cannibals, says studySome early humans in England were cannibals who ate human flesh, gnawed on bones and split them to feast on the marrow inside, a new study ...
20 Apr, 2015, 03.25 PM IST
Archaeologists trying to link Maurya dynasty to Nepal templeVarious coins, artifacts and water tanks were unearthened during an excavation carried out jointly by Pashupati Area Development Trust (PAD...
06 Jan, 2015, 04.55 PM IST