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On This Day in History, July 4: Declaration of Independence proclaimed, Battle of Hattin, Statue of Liberty presented, Philippines gains independence, Higgs boson discovery and moreOn This Day in History, July 4, the United States proclaimed the Declaration of Independence, while other landmark events included the Batt...
Humans never left these mountains for 10,000 years, and scientists finally proved itResearchers have uncovered a surprising human story in the high Pyrenees mountains. New evidence shows people lived in these areas for over...
On This Day in History, June 13: Alexander dies, Miranda ruling, Korea summit, FIFA 2026 awarded to US-Canada-Mexico, Trump charged and more eventsOn This Day in History, June 13 witnessed the death of Alexander the Great, the signing of the enduring Anglo-Portuguese alliance, the land...
On This Day in History, June 10: Troy falls, Italy enters WWII, Jurassic Park premieres, Thatcher wins for 3rd time, FIFA World Cup opens and other key eventsOn This Day in History, June 10 witnessed events that ranged from the legendary destruction of Troy and the birth of Gothic architecture to...
On This Day in History, June 8: Porsche is born, Ghostbusters release, Siam renamed Thailand, Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four published, NFL merger announced, Robert F. Kennedy laid to rest and other major eventsOn This Day in History, June 8, the world witnessed events that shaped politics, warfare, literature and culture. The Viking raid on Lindis...
In 2024, a beginner archaeologist’s first 90 minutes on a dig uncovered a gold ring that is revealing clues about Scotland’s ancient eliteA student's first excavation at Burghead Fort in Scotland yielded a significant gold ring. This artifact provides valuable clues about the ...
Peak XV rejigs Surge; Digital lenders power through slowdownHappy Monday! Peak XV Partners is rebooting Surge after executive exits and a broader strategy reset. This and more in today’s ETtech Morni...
The famous chalk giant fooled historians for centuries and the real answer changes everythingNew research has revealed the Cerne Abbas Giant, a massive hillside carving in England, dates to the early Middle Ages (700-1100 CE), not p...
A hidden staircase in an 800-year-old French church just led archaeologists to a 400-year-old burial vaultWorkers fixing a salt problem in a French church unearthed a stunning historical timeline. Beneath the 12th-century structure, they discove...
In 2014, a metal detectorist in Scotland found a hoard that looked like Viking treasure, until scientists scanned what was wrapped insideA metal detectorist's 2014 find in Scotland, the Galloway Hoard, initially thought to be Viking loot, revealed a more complex story. Scient...
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...
Archaeologists uncover evidence of a lost civilisation hidden in Georgia’s highlandsAncient human settlements have been unearthed in Georgia's Javakheti Plateau. Archaeologists found over 168 sites spanning from the Early B...
Word of the day: CoterieCoterie meaning: Discover the word coterie, meaning a select group with shared interests. Originating in French, it evolved to describe exc...
ASI begins survey of Bhojshala complex in MP; puja, namaz to continue as per practice, says officialThe Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has initiated a survey of the Bhojshala/Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar distri...
Oh, those chiselled looks from 800 years ago, the gods are in the detailsThe declaration of the 12th-13th c. temples of Cennakesava-Belur, Hoysalesvara-Halebidu, and Kesava-Somanathpur in Karnataka as UNESCO Worl...
Plagues, poisons and magical thinking - how COVID lab leak hysteria could be straight from the Middle AgesThe "lab leak" theory about the origin of COVID-19 is a complicated story of magical thinking and blame, that medieval history tells us has...
7 upcoming binance listings to buy in 2023These seven cryptocurrencies could go on a bull run in 2022, upon their Binance listings. Find out why they make great crypto investments n...
The past is a familiar, composite structureSome of the earliest Indian mosques were built in Gujarat, where trade with the Arab world was an early motivation, and where Islam arrived...
Rising influence of temples of SwaminarayanThe temples have become visual anchors of Hinduism globally & are silently shaping destiny of contemporary Indian politics. Not surprisingl...
Madhouse at Cardiff City as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer steps in as the new coachThe desire to manage in the Premier League proved too powerful an emotion to resist, even for a bright young thing from Norway.