Scientists extract protein from ancient bones
June 6th, 2011 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 6 (IANS) Researchers have successfully extracted protein from the bones of a 600,000-year-old mammoth, paving the way for the identification of ancient fossils.Using an ultra-high resolution mass spectrometer, ... Read more...
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200,000 ancient coins found in China
June 5th, 2011 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
Nanjing (China), June 4 (IANS) Archaeologists in China's Jiangsu province have unearthed about 200,000 ancient coins in a well at a construction site, Xinhua reported.These coins, weighing around four ... Read more...
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Remains of woolly mammoth found in Russia
May 27th, 2011 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 27 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The remains of a woolly mammoth have been discovered by a group of students in the remote northeast Russian region of Yakutia, an official said ... Read more...
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Hunt for Mona Lisa: Archaeologists find new tomb
May 13th, 2011 - 10:52 am ICT by IANS
Florence, May 13 (IANS/AKI) Archaeologists digging for the remains of a 16th-century woman believed to be the model for Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa have found a crypt and a ... Read more...
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Swiss museum to return 4,000-year-old relic to Egypt
May 13th, 2011 - 5:46 am ICT by IANS
Cairo, May 13 (IANS/AKI) Switzerland's Museum of Basel would return to Egypt an upright limestone slab dating back over 4,000 years.The 51 cm slab depicts a hunting scene and is ... Read more...
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30,000 B.C. cave home found in China
May 11th, 2011 - 12:36 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 11 (IANS) A cave home that dates back to 30,000 B.C. has been found in central China. The stone age cave was discovered during excavation at the Longquan ... Read more...
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Himachal’s abandoned Hul mines get global attention
May 1st, 2011 - 10:47 am ICT by IANS
Chamba (Himachal Pradesh), May 1 (IANS) Copper mines lying abandoned for over 200 years near this historical Himachal Pradesh town are finally getting its historical due with help to ... Read more...
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2,000-year-old ship found near Rome
April 30th, 2011 - 9:35 am ICT by IANS
Rome, April 30 (IANS/AKI) The remains of a 2,000-year-old wooden ship, dating back to the Roman Empire, have been found near Rome's ancient port of Ostia.The ship's discovery, made during ... Read more...
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Leave Mona Lisa’s remains in peace, pleads royal relative
April 29th, 2011 - 3:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 29 (ANI): A royal descendant of the Italian noblewoman said to be the model for the Mona Lisa has insisted her remains should be left in peace as art historians ... Read more...
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Lost Mayan city discovered under Guatemala rain forest
April 28th, 2011 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 28 (ANI): The ancient Maya city of Holtun, or Head of Stone, which has been hidden for centuries has been discovered under Guatemalan rain forest.According to research presented earlier ... Read more...
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Unknown ancient kingdom found in China
April 24th, 2011 - 9:47 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 24 (IANS) An unknown kingdom dating back to 1046 B.C. has been unearthed in north China, archaeologists said.The kingdom is probably from the Xizhou dynasty (1046 to 771 ... Read more...
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Biggest ever spider fossil found in Mongolia
April 21st, 2011 - 12:55 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Ulaanbaatar, April 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Archaeologists have found the biggest prehistoric spider fossil in Inner Mongolia. The creature was well preserved and scientists have been able to determine even the minute details ... Read more...
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Evidence of a ‘massacre’ linked to Iron Age warfare found in Britain
April 19th, 2011 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 19 (ANI): Archaeologists in Britain have excavated the remains of a large fortified Iron Age settlement at Fin Cop in the Derbyshire Peak District.They have so far found the skeletons ... Read more...
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453-yr-old ‘debit card’ unearthed in Germany
April 17th, 2011 - 5:52 pm ICT by ANI
Berlin, April 17 (ANI): Archaeologists have discovered a 453-year-old wooden 'tally stick', used to keep track of debts, in Germany."It's something of a rare find in Europe" said archaeologist Andreas Hille ... Read more...
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‘Gay caveman’ ‘neither gay nor a caveman’
April 10th, 2011 - 7:25 pm ICT by ANI
Montreal, April 10 (ANI): The discovery of a 5,000-year-old skeleton that was buried in a peculiar way has researchers suggesting the prehistoric man found outside modern-day Prague could have been gay or ... Read more...
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Rescue operation underway to save Buddhist relics from former Bin Laden camp in Afghanistan
April 8th, 2011 - 2:00 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Apr 8 (ANI): A rescue operation is underway to excavate Buddhist relics from Mes Aynak, a former training camp of Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan, before being taken over by ... Read more...
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Remains of world’s first gay caveman discovered
April 7th, 2011 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, April 7 (IANS) Archaeologists have found what could be the remains of the world's first gay caveman.The observation suggesting that the remains belong to a gay person is based ... Read more...
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Ancient artefacts from Romeo and Juliet’s hometown turning blue
April 7th, 2011 - 6:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 7 (ANI): Mysterious bright blue pigments found in artefacts from the hometown of Shakespeare's star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet are disturbing experts on conservation of archaeological treasures around the world.The ... Read more...
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Archaeologists uncover 5,000-yr-old ‘gay’ caveman
April 7th, 2011 - 1:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 7 (ANI): Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of a 5,000-year-old man, who they believe may be the world's first known gay caveman.According to them, the way he was buried suggests ... Read more...
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Russia sends Poland files on presidential plane crash
April 7th, 2011 - 11:31 am ICT by IANS
Warsaw, April 7 (IANS) Russian prosecutors have sent Poland 14 volumes of files on the investigation into the Polish presidential plane crash near Russia's Smolensk city, ahead of the the ... Read more...
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Scientists trace violent death of Iron Age man
March 29th, 2011 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 29 (IANS) The skull and brain of an Iron Age man - one of the oldest brains found in Europe - unearthed face-down during excavations indicate he was ... Read more...
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Ancient tools found in India throw light on hominid migrations out of Africa
March 26th, 2011 - 4:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 26 (ANI): Stone artefacts unearthed in southeastern India have shown that African hominids moved to South Asia shortly after developing advanced stone tools 1.6 million years ago.Archaeologist Shanti Pappu of ... Read more...
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Neanderthals penetrated into cold Europe without fire
March 15th, 2011 - 3:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 15 (ANI): A review of supposed archaeological hearths in Europe have suggested humans expanded into cold northern climates without the warmth of fire.The second major finding of the study was ... Read more...
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Has Atlantis City been found buried underneath mud flats in Spain?
March 14th, 2011 - 10:26 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Northampton, Mar 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A group of researchers believe that they have found the lost city of Atlantis.Locating the ancient city of Atlantis has been the goal of several scientists and ... Read more...
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Sikh group asks UNESCO to preserve Haryana ruins
March 12th, 2011 - 11:55 am ICT by IANS
New York, March 12 (IANS) A Sikh community group has asked UNESCO to preserve and manage the ruins of Hondh-Chillar in Haryana, where a mass grave of Sikh victims of ... Read more...
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Study shows ‘God had a wife’
March 6th, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 6 (ANI): A new research claims that God had a wife.Dr Francesca Stavrakopoulou University of Exeter concludes that ancient Israelites worshipped a God and Goddess in the same temple, reports ... Read more...
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Previously unknown Himalayan cave culture discovered
March 1st, 2011 - 4:49 pm ICT by ANI
Kathmandu, Mar 1 (ANI): A previously unknown Himalayan cave culture has been uncovered through gruelling archaeological research in upper Mustang, Nepal.According to the Department of Archaeology (DOA), highly skilled archaeologists ... Read more...
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Bukit Bunuh-the oldest Palaeolithic site outside Africa
February 28th, 2011 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 28 (ANI): A Palaeolithic complex in Malaysia's Bukit Bunuh is one of the oldest geochronologically dated sites outside Africa, archaeologists have suggested.According to the researchers at the Center for Global ... Read more...
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12000-yr-old cremated remains of child sheds new light on Ice-Age culture
February 25th, 2011 - 12:52 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 25 (ANI): The remains of a three-yr-old child in a newly excavated archaeological site in Alaska may provide rare insights into the burial practices of Ice Age peoples.Archaeologists said the ... Read more...
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New discovery revives ancient China’s ‘blood-sweating’ horse legend
February 24th, 2011 - 5:09 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 24 (ANI): The bones of 80 horses recently unearthed from the tomb of a Chinese emperor who lived more than 2,000 years ago may rekindle a legend about 'blood-sweating' ... Read more...
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Did Neanderthals use feathers to deck themselves up?
February 22nd, 2011 - 11:51 am ICT by ANI
London, Feb 22 (ANI): A new study has found that Neanderthals may have used feathers as ornaments most likely in the same manner they used shells.Archaeologists say they have found evidence that ... Read more...
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Archaeologists solve tower of Jericho puzzle?
February 18th, 2011 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 18 (IANS) Discovered by archaeologists in 1952, a 28-foot-high stone tower on the edge of the town of Jericho has puzzled scientists since. But now, a team of archaeologists have ... Read more...
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Ancient Britons used skulls as cups
February 17th, 2011 - 10:44 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Feb 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) British scientists say they have found human skulls that date back to the ice-age Britain.The skulls – that of a child and two adults- have given scientists ... Read more...
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3,000-yr-old Mesoamerican sculpture discovered in southern Mexico
February 15th, 2011 - 6:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 15 (ANI): A 3,000-year-old Mesoamerican sculpture, discovered in 2009 in southern Mexico along the Pacific coast, looks ready to march into the history books.But the only problem is archaeologists ... Read more...
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World’s first skyscraper ‘Jericho tower’ built to intimidate masses
February 15th, 2011 - 3:24 pm ICT by ANI
Israel, Feb 15 (ANI): Israeli archaeologists have said that the Jericho tower, which was constructed 11,000-years-ago, was built to promote farming and to entice people to abandon their nomadic ways and to ... Read more...
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