Scientists say Stonehenge’s Altar Stone may have been moved by ice, not people, rewriting part of the monument’s storyA new study suggests a glacier may have transported Stonehenge's six-ton Altar Stone from Scotland to Dogger Bank thousands of years ago. H...
14 Jun, 2026, 07.33 PM IST
77 headless skeletons found in a 7,000-year-old ditch in Slovakia, and the only skull left belonged to a childArchaeologists in Slovakia unearthed dozens of headless human skeletons. The remains are over 7,000 years old. Skulls were carefully remove...
10 Jun, 2026, 06.11 PM IST
Archaeologists discovered ancient burials, a Roman well, and a 1,000-year-old Anglo-Saxon home during the Newark bypass excavationsA planned road expansion in Nottinghamshire, England, has uncovered a significant archaeological site. Digs revealed evidence of human life...
13 May, 2026, 06.33 PM IST
Scientists may have finally solved how Stonehenge’s massive 25-ton stones reached southern England thousands of years agoNew research pinpoints West Woods in Wiltshire as the origin for most of Stonehenge's massive sarsen stones. This discovery strongly sugges...
12 May, 2026, 07.06 PM IST
10 thousand years old Bhima Mandali to be developed as Global Heritage site: Union Minister Dharmendra PradhanBhima Mandali caves in Sambalpur, Odisha, will be transformed into a global heritage destination. Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announc...
10 May, 2026, 06.31 PM IST
In 1991, two hikers crossing a glacier in the Ötztal Alps discovered a body emerging from the ice, later identified as Ötzi the Iceman, who had died more than 5,000 years earlierTwo hikers found a remarkably preserved mummy on an Ötztal Alps glacier in 1991. Dating revealed it was Ötzi, over 5,300 years old. This di...
29 Apr, 2026, 05.57 PM IST
This 10,000-Year-Old Hunting Strategy Changes What We Knew About Early HumansArchaeologists in Slovenia's Karst region have uncovered extensive ancient stone walls. These structures, stretching over 25 kilometers, we...
21 Mar, 2026, 03.18 PM IST
Ancient Engineering Unearthed: How Did Brittany’s 7,000-Year-Old Wall Survive Underwater?A massive 7,000-year-old stone wall has been found underwater off the coast of Brittany. This ancient structure is France's largest underwa...
06 Mar, 2026, 05.05 PM IST
Neanderthals may have created the first known symbolic art as scientists discover world’s oldest human fingerprintArchaeologists in Spain have unearthed a 43,000-year-old pebble bearing a Neanderthal fingerprint, potentially the oldest known. The red oc...
30 May, 2025, 07.35 AM IST
6,000-year-old stone tools found in HyderabadThe stones are said to belong to the Neolithic Age. This was the first time Neolithic tools were found in the city.
26 May, 2023, 09.28 AM IST
- German scientists decode Stone Age hepatitis B virus
L0ondon, May 12 (IANS) Scientists have recovered oldest viral genomes of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and found that the deadly virus has been c...
12 May, 2018, 05.27 PM IST
- Skull surgery performed on Stone Age cow: Study
Paris, April 21 (IANS) For the first time, a definite example of cranial surgery has been found in a cow from Stone age that suggests that ...
21 Apr, 2018, 11.37 AM IST
- Earliest human impact on environment discovered
New York, June 6 (IANS) Scientists have discovered wide rates of erosion dating back to 11,500 years ago from the Dead Sea in Israel -- tou...
06 Jun, 2017, 06.05 PM IST
First polluted river in the world discoveredScientists have discovered what could be the world's first polluted river, contaminated about 7,000 years ago by Neolithic humans who may h...
04 Dec, 2016, 05.48 PM IST
China constructing USD 18-million cultural park in TibetAccording to Yungzhung Dawa the Karub Ruins Park, located in Qamdo City, will allow visitors to learn about the plateau's prehistoric civil...
25 Sep, 2015, 04.36 PM IST
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...
23 Jul, 2015, 04.59 PM IST
Human creativity, the mother of all changesSpare a thought for future prospects in the New Year. What would be the meta-trend of the new season? Defined as a transformational or tran...
03 Jan, 2009, 02.16 AM IST