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In 1967, an archaeologist’s spade bit into volcanic ash on Santorini, and Akrotiri emerged like a Bronze Age time capsuleAn extraordinary archaeological discovery in Akrotiri, Santorini, has unveiled a hidden prehistoric metropolis. Entombed under layers of vo...
This UK couple grows chairs in their garden and sells them for $90000Alice and Gavin Munro have spent two decades cultivating trees to grow into ready-made chairs, a process taking 6 to 12 years per piece. Th...
Hidden beneath the Sahara, satellite scans uncovered 260 circular mass graves filled with cattle and human remains of a 6,000-year-old nomadic eliteNew discoveries in Eastern Sudan reveal a lost nomadic civilization. Archaeologists found 260 ancient cemeteries, showcasing large grave mo...
In 1940, a boy chased his dog into a tree hole and discovered a hidden cave containing 17,000-year-old paintings that stunned the worldDiscovered in 1940 by a teenager in France, the Lascaux Cave Paintings, a breathtaking collection of prehistoric art, were sealed for mille...
In 1890, Russian gold miners reached into a peat bog and found something that rewrote everything we thought we knew about prehistoric humansMiners in Russia's Ural Mountains discovered the Shigir Idol in 1890. This ancient wooden monument is over 11,000 years old, predating Ston...
In 1798, farm workers digging mud in New York accidentally pulled out the bones of an Ice Age giant that no one had ever seen beforeIn 1798, farm workers unearthed giant ancient bones in New York's Hudson Valley. This discovery of a mastodon, an Ice Age mammal, captivate...
In 1908, a worker sifting soil beside the Danube uncovered a tiny chalk-covered figure that became one of the world’s most famous prehistoric artworksA 1908 Austrian excavation unearthed the Venus of Willendorf, a 29,500-year-old figurine. This small, stylized depiction of a woman, found ...
Were T. rex teeth really always visible? Science study raises doubtsNew research published in Science suggests Tyrannosaurus Rex and other theropod dinosaurs may have had lips that covered their teeth when t...
The Cave Paintings Experts Once Called a Hoax: How Altamira Forced Science to Admit Humans Were Artists Far Earlier Than ExpectedDiscoveries of detailed cave paintings in Altamira, Spain, were initially rejected by scientists. They believed primitive humans lacked the...
India's first Petroglyph Conservation Park to be set up in LadakhLt Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena lays foundation stone for India’s first petroglyph conservation park in Leh on World Heritage Day. The park ...
How a wrong turn from DU team led to possible 14,000 year old 'Chaukhada Rock Art' discovery in MirzapurA wrong turn has led a team of Delhi University anthropologists to what may be a prehistoric rock art site in Uttar Pradesh’s Mirzapur. The...
What a 67,000-Year-Old Handprint in Indonesia May Reveal About the First ArtistsAn ancient hand stencil, at least 67,800 years old, was discovered in an Indonesian cave, making it one of the earliest known examples of h...
Hidden Cave Paintings in the Amazon: What They Reveal About Early HumansExplorers found ancient cave paintings in the Amazon rainforest. These artworks depict extinct animals and daily life from thousands of yea...
A 13,000-Year-Old Cave Carving May Be the World’s Oldest 3D MapAn ancient cave carving in France, dating back 13,000 years, is believed to be one of the world's oldest 3D maps. Researchers found it accu...
Ancient Maharashtra rock art declared 'protected monument'The Maharashtra government has declared geoglyphs and petroglyphs in Ratnagiri as protected monuments under the Maharashtra Ancient Monumen...
Celebration Picasso 1973-2023: 6 must-see shows in the US & EuropeTo mark the 50th anniversary of Pablo Picasso's death on April 8, the French and Spanish governments are jointly presenting exhibitions acr...
Jeff Koons's Balloon Monkey sculpture goes up on sale for Ukraine relief, expected to fetch £10 mnThe proceeds will be used to assist soldiers and civilians gravely wounded by war who urgently require prosthetics.
Snap Out of Our Neanderthalism!Orientalism — stereotyping cultures, histories and peoples through a colonial, and later, First World media, prism — is something that plag...
Discovered in Bhimbetka, India’s lone fossil of world’s oldest animalResearchers believe they have found the first-ever fossil in India of a Dickinsonia —the Earth’s ‘oldest animal’, dating back 570 million y...
Discover rare pre-historic art at the Rock Shelters of BhimbetkaThe Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka are situated in the foothills of the Vindhyan Mountains in Madhya Pradesh.