Why Washington’s National Gallery is putting broken statues on display — from ancient Egypt to MussoliniThe exhibition titled 'Broken: The Power of the Fragment' will showcase over 80 works in Florence. These works will demonstrate how damage ...
02 Oct, 2026, 07.50 PM IST
1,300-year-old Viking dress found in Denmark: Archaeologists uncover buried fragments offering rare clues to how Viking women dressedArchaeologists have discovered 1,300-year-old textile fragments from a Viking woman’s burial in Skonager, Denmark. Preserved around metal b...
01 Sep, 2026, 03.26 PM IST
In 1901, workers discovered the ‘Ivory Bangle Lady’ in England. Modern science later revealed her true originsThe excavation of a Roman-era grave in York unveils insights into a woman's wealth and societal standing, illustrated by the luxury artifac...
16 Aug, 2026, 09.20 PM IST
Hidden for over a century, these Egyptian princesses may have been elite warriors, according to their 4,000-year-old bonesForgotten for a century inside a Cairo museum basement, 4,000-year-old royal bones are rewriting ancient Egyptian history. Historians long ...
28 Jul, 2026, 08.05 PM IST
Scientists unlocked a 4,000-year-old secret inside ancient human teeth. A woman’s clean smile in Thailand revealed surprising chemical proof of early betel nut chew habitsNew chemical analysis of ancient dental plaque from a burial site in Thailand revealed preserved traces of betel nut alkaloids. Remarkably,...
28 Jul, 2026, 06.23 PM IST
Ancient Egyptian princesses buried with bows and daggers may have been trained fighters, as 3,800-year-old bones show arm changes and injuriesNew research suggests ancient Egyptian princesses trained with weapons found in their tombs. Bone changes on royal skeletons align with wea...
18 Jul, 2026, 05.43 PM IST
In 2006, archaeologists unsealed a Peruvian tomb and found a tattooed woman buried with war clubs and gold crowns, revealing a powerful woman from a lost civilizationArchaeologists unearthed a tattooed woman, the Lady of Cao, in Peru. Her burial revealed she was a powerful Moche leader, not a sacrifice. ...
01 Jun, 2026, 03.51 PM IST
Buried with three swords and a gold mask, scientists reconstruct the face of a 3,500-year-old Mycenaean woman who lived before the Trojan WarA woman buried with a gold mask and swords in Mycenae was wrongly identified for decades. New DNA tests show she was nobility, not a wife. ...
19 May, 2026, 02.40 PM IST
It's not just America; China's top scientists are dying mysteriously and nobody is talkingUnease grips China as several top scientists, many in sensitive defense fields, have died under mysterious circumstances. While official re...
23 Apr, 2026, 10.11 PM IST
How a 2,500-Year-Old Siberian Mummy Revealed One of the Earliest Jaw Surgeries in Human HistoryA 2,500-year-old Siberian mummy reveals sophisticated Iron Age surgery. CT scans show that a Pazyryk woman underwent complex jaw repair usi...
11 Mar, 2026, 11.37 AM IST
What Archaeologists Found Inside a 1,400-Year-Old Tomb in Oaxaca Is Changing How Much We KnowA remarkably preserved Zapotec tomb, dating back to 600 AD, has been unearthed in Mexico's Oaxaca mountains. Featuring an owl sculpture gua...
09 Mar, 2026, 03.46 PM IST
Buried for 2,100 years in the Bulgarian mountains, the Thracian Warrior ‘Lord of Sakar’ emerges with glittering gold treasuresBulgarian Academy of Sciences unveils an exhibition of Thracian treasures. The find includes the grave of a warrior, Lord of Sakar. The war...
30 Aug, 2025, 11.40 AM IST
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...
06 Aug, 2025, 09.37 AM IST
Who’s the ‘Ivory Lady’? Get to know about the woman who defied patriarchal norms and scaled the ladder of leadership 5,000 years agoWhile the researchers do not know precisely who she was or what societal role she played, they suspect she combined political and religious...
07 Jul, 2023, 08.37 PM IST
Kappiri, Habshi and African slave godsStories of life of African slaves owned by the Portuguese Christian sailors are remarkably different from stories of African slaves owned b...
27 May, 2023, 01.10 AM IST
Rituals may seem cumbersome but they are the bedrock of cultureRituals are what keep festivals alive for generations.
30 Dec, 2022, 11.40 PM IST
In a first, ancient couple found in Harappan graveExperts infer from the way the two were buried that the Harappan people believed in life after death.
09 Jan, 2019, 01.20 PM IST