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Saudi Arabia’s Diriyah Hajj route treasure: 1,200-year-old Abbasid-era gold, silver gemstone-studded jewellery shock archaeologistsA significant archaeological find in Saudi Arabia's Al-Qassim region has unearthed a ceramic jar containing over 100 pieces of gold, silver...- Word of the day: BitumenBitumen meaning: Bitumen, a sticky black substance, builds our modern world. Ancient civilizations used it for boats and buildings. Today, ...
- Fifth-generation officer set to don Indian Army olive green, extending 185-year family military legacy on March 7Gentleman Cadet Tunmay Shukla will join the Indian Army as a Lieutenant on March 7. This marks the fifth generation of his family to serve ...
- A mysterious metallic sphere, without joints and ancient scripts, found in Colombia. Here's all we know about itA metallic sphere discovered in Colombia has sparked debate about its origins, with some suggesting extraterrestrial involvement. The objec...
- Moon turns red: Watch a big celestial event in March - a total lunar eclipseA total lunar eclipse will be visible across the Western Hemisphere, especially in North and South America, on the night of Thursday to Fri...
- Rediscovering rusks: The timeless snack that pairs perfectly with chaiRusks, often overshadowed by biscuits, are simple dried bread slices typically mildly sweet with added fennel or cardamom. Though not as po...
- Piecing together an ancient epic was slow work until AI got involvedSo despite a generation-spanning effort, about 30% of Gilgamesh remains missing and there are gaps in modern understanding both of the poem...
- Modern alternative fixed income investments: Tracing the evolution of invoice financing across time and economiesEvolving from Mesopotamian credit practices to modern fintech, invoice financing aids businesses by selling unpaid invoices. Italian banker...
- Humanity's preoccupation with the supernatural extends back to ancient MesopotamiaA fascination with the afterlife and other worlds is not new: ghost stories from all over the world prove it's been part of the human exper...
- 2,800-yr-old Assyrian stone tablet unveiled at Iraqi museumThe tablet was recently returned by Italy to the Iraqi government. It bears the insignia of Shalmaneser III, the Assyrian king who ruled th...
- The Ahimsa seal of the IndusLong before horses existed in the world of commerce, at the time pyramids were being built in Egypt, and ziggurats in Mesopotamia, there ex...
- Evolution of writing: From Mesopotamians to ChatGPT, humans have always adapted to new technologyStudying the past can deepen our understanding of how humans have adapted to modern technology.
- ChatGPT is confronting, but humans have always adapted to new technologyWhile ChatGPT threatens to change writing (and writing-related work) as we know it, the Mesopotamians, who lived 4,000 years ago (in a geog...
- Princess, poetess, priestess: Get to know Enheduanna, the world’s first-known authorEnheduanna was a Mesopotamian priestess who lived 4000 years ago.
- Archaeologists uncover 2,700-yr-old rock carvings from when Nineveh was the capital of ancient Assyrian empireAssyrian royal inscriptions often stress the violent side of empire.
- Devdutt Pattanaik's new book to give a peek into iconic stories in Abrahamic religionsThe book, titled 'Eden: An Indian Retelling of Jewish, Christian and Islamic lore', will hit the stands in September.
- It is time to break the gastronomic monopoly of trufflesEpicurean bonobos have led us to a new variety of the aromatic tuber.
- Time travel: World's oldest cuisines make way to Bengaluru's dining menuThe idea is to educate diners in understanding food as one of the most important achievements of human evolution.
- Navigation began in India: Indus Valley Indians used monsoon winds for sailingBengaluru, Dec 4 (IANS) Indians had knowledge of harnessing monsoon winds for navigation long before Hippalus, the Greek mariner and acclai...
- 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...
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