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How 5 symbols on an ancient bowl found near Salem may change what we know about India's writing historyAn archaeological excavation at Thelunganur near Salem, Tamil Nadu, has uncovered a 3,200-year-old bowl bearing five graffiti symbols, pote...- Marie & Pierre Curie's belongings: Even after more than 120 years, why everything Nobel Prize-winning couple touched is still kept in lead-lined boxesMarie Curie's notebooks remain radioactive more than a century later because they were contaminated with radium-226, an element with a half...
- Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun had 'alien' weapon that came from space? Scientists' 2016 discovery revealed the truthTutankhamun iron dagger: A mysterious iron dagger discovered in the tomb of King Tutankhamun has finally had its origin explained. Scientis...
- 6-year-old Norway boy finds ‘rusty metal’ on class excursion; it turns out to be 1,300-year-old pre-Viking swordA six-year-old boy in Norway discovered a 1,300-year-old sword from the pre-Viking era during a school trip. The ancient weapon, found in a...
- Forget Egypt’s Pyramids & Rome's Colosseum, why India’s archaeological sites could be travel’s next big obsessionIndia's archaeological sites are emerging as a new travel trend, transforming from "boring history" into engaging experiences. Government i...
- A 2000-year-old tattooed mummy found in Siberia shows ancient art was ahead of its timeArchaeologists have revealed intricate tattoos on a 2,000-year-old mummy from the Pazyryk culture, preserved in Siberian permafrost. High-r...
- In PM Modi's native village in Gujarat, remains of 3,000-year-old human settlement foundThe findings have just been published in a paper titled 'Climate, human settlement, and migration in South Asia from Early historic to medi...
- 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...
- Gujarat Harappans were first ‘climate refugees’, finds studyA team of scientists from premier institutes of India said the sites may help narrate the story of one of the first climate refugees follow...
- Let Ayodhya disputed site become playground for children and not politicians, feel many residentsAs the chorus for early construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya grows ahead of next year's parliamentary election, many residents say the d...
- Skeletons found at 10th century Rajasthan excavation site sent for datingJaipur, May 15 (IANS) More than three human skeletons, without any ornaments or antiquarian remains, were found recently in the ongoing exc...
- Robert Bruce Foote: The geologist who unearthed south India's pre-historyFoote set up the Mysore Geological Department in Bengaluru.
- PM Modi embarks on final assault to capture Varanasi votePM is giving three days to the city that elected him and there is even a night halt planned. He is leaving no stone upturned to win his hom...
- Quedlinburg: A German town holds on to its medieval charm with its castles and cathedralsLocated on a fertile plain just north of the Harz mountains, with fantastic vistas all around it, Quedlinburg has an interesting history.
- A history of shipwrecks buried in the depths of Goa seaLegends speculate that around 600 shipwrecks dot Goa's seabed, though marine historians say an accurate estimate would be in double digits.
- How five ex-bankers broke free with radically different ventures and made them clickThis is a tough environment to be a banker of any sort. While many in the business are still wondering what the future holds, five ex-banke...
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