In 1963, a Turkish homeowner knocked through a wall and accidentally uncovered an underground city that was built for survivalIn 1963, while renovating a modest home in Derinkuyu, Turkey, a homeowner stumbled upon a remarkable entrance to a sprawling underground ci...
03 Jun, 2026, 04.28 PM IST
A mysterious coin discovered in Berlin may prove ancient civilizations were more connected than we thoughtA young student found an ancient coin near Berlin. This small bronze artifact, dating back over two millennia, originated in Troy. It is th...
11 May, 2026, 09.26 AM IST
What Was Hidden Beneath a Turkish Farmer’s Field: How a 1,700-Year-Old Roman Bathhouse Appeared in Eastern AnatoliaA farmer in Salkaya, Turkey, unearthed patterned stones in 2023, leading to the discovery of a 1,700-year-old Roman bathhouse. Archaeologis...
13 Mar, 2026, 12.02 PM IST
Hundreds of Ancient Ceramics Survived 2,000 Years Underwater and Here’s WhyDivers off Turkey's Antalya coast found a 2,000-year-old shipwreck. The vessel carried hundreds of ceramic plates, bowls, and trays, remark...
07 Mar, 2026, 03.45 PM IST
Can Japan's Yonaguni underwater monument replace Egypt's pyramids as the oldest mysterious structure, rewriting history?Off Japan's coast, a submerged pyramid-like structure near Yonaguni Island is stirring debate. Discovered in 1987, some scientists estimate...
10 Apr, 2025, 05.14 PM IST
Did the Iron Age actually begin in Tamil Nadu? Study reveals some groundbreaking factsA groundbreaking study reveals that Tamil Nadu's Iron Age began as early as 3,345 BCE, predating the Hittite Empire's iron usage by a mille...
24 Jan, 2025, 06.00 PM IST
Allegations surface on US sending fake Roman mosaics back to LebanonAcademics from prestigious institutions in France and Britain contend that a significant number of the returned artifacts are, in fact, cle...
20 Nov, 2023, 07.37 PM IST
Turkish government demands bronze head of Emperor Severus from Danish museumThe statue was believed to have been stolen from a site in Turkey.
05 Jul, 2023, 08.12 PM IST
1,200-year-old shipwreck found off coast of Israel. See why is it specialRecently, archaeologists discovered a 1,200-year-old shipwreck off the coast of Israel. A report describes it as a merchant ship, indicatin...
26 Sep, 2022, 01.51 AM IST
- Ancestors made bread before advent of agriculture
Washington, July 17 (IANS) Scientists have found that the oldest direct evidence of bread found to date is at least 4,000 years before the ...
17 Jul, 2018, 08.37 AM IST
- Turkey domestication started 1,500 years ago
New York, Nov 22 (IANS) Turkeys had been domesticated by 400-500 AD, say archaeologists who unearthed a clutch of domesticated turkey eggs ...
22 Nov, 2016, 04.37 PM IST
World Heritage List: Other sites that made the cutMostly abandoned after a devastating earthquake in the 14th century, the ruins in Ani include a relatively well-preserved cathedral and hol...
24 Jul, 2016, 07.38 AM IST
Chandigarh's Capitol Complex makes it to UNESCO's World Heritage ListSikkim's national park and Nalanda University in Bihar are the other two sites included in the list.
18 Jul, 2016, 03.16 PM IST
UNESCO tag: Nalanda faced hurdles, ASI says it was confidentThe inclusion of Nalanda and three other sites from China, Iran and Micronesia was announced at the 40th session of the World Heritage Comm...
17 Jul, 2016, 03.36 PM IST
Nalanda University enters UNESCO's World Heritage ListThe Nalanda archaeological site got included in the Tentative List of World Heritage on January 9, 2009.
15 Jul, 2016, 09.45 PM IST
High-tech plan in place to save ancient sites from ISIS: ReportArchaeologists at Oxford and Harvard will flood the region with 3D cameras in a plan to create a full digital record of every threatened ar...
28 Aug, 2015, 08.27 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