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Apr 12, 2019
Filipino archaeologists planning more excavations for newly discovered human species
Archaeologist Armand Salvador Mijares plans to resume diggings next year, hoping to find more artifacts. -
Dec 25, 2018
Petrified horse with saddle and harness unearthed intact in stable near Pompeii
A volcanic eruption of the Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD destroyed the flourishing city of Pompeii. -
Oct 02, 2018
Research and observer room opened for public viewing at Jantar Mantar in Jaipur
A 3D model of the observatory has also been installed in the room, besides the models of instruments. -
Sep 03, 2018
Archaeologists discover remains of Neolithic-era village in Egypt's Nile Delta
Archaeologists discovered several storage silos containing large quantities of animal and plant remains. -
Aug 27, 2018
Salt of the Alps: Hallstatt, an ancient Austrian mine, reveals Bronze Age secrets
The vast deposit of salt inside was left by the ocean that covered the region 250 million years ago. -
Aug 17, 2017
Secrets of the deep: Senegal's slave shipwreck detective
Staring out to sea on a sunny day, underwater archaeologist Ibrahima Thiaw visualises three shipwrecks somewhere beneath the Atlantic waves of Senegal that were once packed with slaves. He wants more than anything to find them. -
May 14, 2017
The Lost City of the Monkey God: Douglas Preston chronicles the discovery of an ancient civilisation
If you are a collector of legends or have a weakness for adventure stories, The Lost City of the Monkey God, by Douglas Preston, should be a cover-to-cover read. Regardless, the book is a brilliant story of a lost city as there might not be many left to discover in our times. -
Jan 06, 2017
Humans settled in Tibet at least 7,400 years ago, says study
Humans likely established permanent settlements on the high-altitude Tibetan Plateau between 13,000-7,400 years ago, much before the advent of agriculture 5,200 years ago, according to new research. -
Aug 11, 2016
Sri Lanka parliament endorses office to trace wartime missing | Reuters
COLOMBO Sri Lanka's parliament on Thursday passed a law to establish an office to trace people who disappeared during a 26-year war and another insurrection amid protests by former leader Mahinda Rajapaksa's supporters in the chamber. The law was passed without a vote. -
Aug 11, 2016
Man who scaled Trump Tower in New York facing criminal charges | Reuters
NEW YORK The man who scaled Trump Tower in New York on Wednesday in a failed effort to meet the building's famous namesake will instead have a different sort of appointment: an arraignment in criminal court.
