Herodotus Is True, Nile shipwreck discovery proves it after 2,469 years
In the fifth century BC, the Greek historian Herodotus visited Egypt and wrote of unusual river boats on the Nile. Twenty-three lines of his Historia, […]
ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS
5000-Year-Old Human Skeleton Excavated in India, Archaeologists Find New Burial Site of Harappan Civilization
Apart from human skeletons, archeologists also discovered animal remains, shell-like bangles, grinding stones, and blades from the site. Archaeologists in Gujarat, India have discovered a […]
All you need to know about Winged Victory of Samothrace, Great Sphinx of Tanis and Venus De Milo at Louvre Museum, Paris
It’s no secret that the Louvre has one of the world’s most stunning collections of art. In addition to the Mona Lisa and an entire […]
The Dancing Girl of Mohenjo-Daro : 2500BCE
The Dancing Girl of Mohenjo-Daro is what generations of besotted archaeologists have named a 10.8 centimeter (4.25 inch) tall copper-bronze statuette found in the ruins […]
Pando, One of the world’s oldest and most massive living organisms: Since 78,000 BCE
In the Fishlake National Forest in Utah, a giant has lived quietly for the past 80,000 years. The Trembling Giant, or Pando, is an enormous […]
7000 BCE : Archaeologists trace earliest domestic pigs in China
With a diet made up by bread and milk, Lyu Peng, a Chinese archaeologist studying at Harvard University, was craving pork dishes from his hometown […]
Oldest Tulu inscription found in Mangaluru Veeranarayana Swamy Temple : Belongs to 1159 CE
A Tulu inscription, dating back to the 12th century and said to be the oldest discovered till date, has been found at the Sri Veeranarayana […]
Ancient artifact ‘Nefertem’ retrieved from Australia
The Egyptian embassy in Australia has received the last of four pieces of an ancient relief that had been smuggled out of Egypt in the […]
2,000-year-old shipyard discovered in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula
An ancient Roman-Ptolemaic maintenance workshop which was used to repair ships during this era was discovered in Til Abu Sefi, North Sinai, the Ministry of […]
Fact Check – 1000 year old Ancient Varuna Dev Temple In Pakistan As a Toilet for Tourists
It is probably the only temple and certainly the oldest and largest dedicated to the Hindu god Varuna in the entire Indian sub-continent. The world […]