Ancient human remains found in Sardinia
October 11th, 2011 - 11:47 am ICT by IANS
Sassari (Italy), Oct 11 (IANS/AKI) A group of speleologists in western Sardinia have discovered human and animal remains believed to date back 250,000-300,000 years in a mountain gorge.The remains, uncovered ... Read more...
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“Treasures of Ancient China” exhibition opens in Delhi tomorrow
February 18th, 2011 - 9:47 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 18 (ANI): Union Culture Minister Kumari Selja will inaugurate an exhibition on "Treasures of Ancient China" here on Saturday.The Archaeological Survey of India has organized the exhibition in collaboration ... 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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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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Beer ‘may have led to the rise of civilization’
November 6th, 2010 - 1:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 06 (ANI): Some archaeologists have said that there is a possibility that beer may have helped lead to the rise of civilization.Their argument is that Stone Age farmers were domesticating ... Read more...
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Even Stone Age homes were painted
October 31st, 2010 - 3:18 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 31 (IANS) Our ancestors 5,000 years ago brightened up their Stone Age homes by painting the insides, according to new archaeological evidence.
They used red, yellow and orange pigments from ... Read more...
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Humans feasted to celebrate burials of their dead 12,000 years ago
August 31st, 2010 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 31 (ANI): Remains of an ancient Israeli burial site has offered new evidence that nearly 12,000 years ago, feasts were used to celebrate burial of the dead, bringing about the ... Read more...
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Caveman’s 4,500-year-old doodle on rock discovered
July 18th, 2010 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 18 (IANS) Scientists have discovered what is believed to be one of the world's oldest doodles - an ancient scrawl carved onto a rock by a caveman 4,500 years ago. ... Read more...
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Artifacts dating back to Harappan era unearthed in Jharkhand
June 26th, 2010 - 8:51 pm ICT by ANI
Palamu (Jharkhand), June 26(ANI): Artifacts dating back to the Harappan era have been unearthed in Kabra Kala village in Jharkhand's Palamu District.Kabra Kala village is situated on a mound, and is ... Read more...
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Early man may have taken up agriculture to get high on booze
December 25th, 2009 - 3:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 25 (ANI): In a new research, a team of archaeologists has identified traces of alcohol in prehistoric sites, which suggests that the thirst for a brew was an incentive for ... Read more...
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German village settlement provides hints of mass cannibalism 7,000 years ago
December 5th, 2009 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 5 (ANI): A new study has said that an ancient settlement site in a village in Germany is providing hints of mass cannibalism prevalent at the area 7,000 years ago.According ... Read more...
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4,000-year-old arrowhead found in Irish site
September 17th, 2009 - 5:34 pm ICT by ANI
Dublin, September 17 (ANI): Archaeologists have discovered a 4,000-year-old arrowhead in the Burren, in Ireland, which is evidence of what could be the oldest habitation site in the region.According to a report ... Read more...
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8,000-year-old human skeleton found in Turkey tomb
August 3rd, 2009 - 11:41 am ICT by ANI
Ankara (Turkey), August 3 (ANI): A team of archaeologists has discovered an 8,000-year-old human skeleton in tomb during excavations in one of the oldest residential areas in southern Turkey.The skeleton was discovered ... Read more...
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8,000-year-old human skeleton found in a Turkey tomb
August 2nd, 2009 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
Ankara, Aug 2 (Xinhua) An 8,000-year-old human skeleton was found during excavations in one of the oldest residential areas in southern Turkey, a media report said.
The skeleton was discovered inside a Neolithic-age ... Read more...
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Stone-age rings unearthed at prehistoric sites in Central Java
July 15th, 2009 - 4:30 pm ICT by ANI
Jakarta, July 15 (ANI): An archeological research team from the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) and the Purwokerto-based Jendral Sudirman University has discovered at least 50 new sites rich in prehistoric rings ... Read more...
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Ancient axe find suggests Copper Age began earlier than believed
October 9th, 2008 - 1:46 pm ICT by ANI
Amsterdam, Oct 9 (ANI): Archaeologists have found a 7,500-year-old copper axe at a Balkan site, which suggests that the Copper Age began earlier than believed.
According to Deutche Press-Agentur, Serbian archaeologists, ... Read more...
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Archaeologists discover Neolithic-era skeletons in Sarawak
September 19th, 2008 - 4:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 19 (ANI): Archaeologists have discovered eight human skeletal remains, believed to be from the Neolithic period between 2,000 and 3,000 years ago, at an ancient burial site at Gua ... Read more...
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Hyderabad’s history could date back to 500 BC
September 10th, 2008 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 10 (IANS) Modern history tells us that Hyderabad is 419 years old but the discovery of an Iron Age burial site and Stone Age implements by archaeologists indicate that the ... Read more...
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Stone Age weapons factory found in Tanzania
August 20th, 2008 - 5:15 pm ICT by ANI
Nairobi, August 20 (ANI): Stone tools and artefacts found in a region in Tanzania, show that the Hehe - one of the ethnic groups in the region - used the site ... Read more...
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Ancient burial site discovered in East Malaysia
August 4th, 2008 - 2:27 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, August 4 (ANI): An ancient burial site, believed to be from the Neolithic period, has been discovered in Batu Niah in Sarawak, East Malaysia.It was found by a research ... Read more...
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4000-year-old ancestral tombs discovered in China
June 23rd, 2008 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 23 (ANI): Archaeologists have discovered five 4000-year-old ancestral tombs with skulls and human remains, as well as pottery and animal bodies, from Shanghai city in China.The ancient ... Read more...
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Archaeologists find earliest evidence of ancient Egyptian agricultural settlement
February 13th, 2008 - 2:42 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Feb 13 (ANI): Archaeologists have found the earliest evidence ever discovered of an ancient Egyptian agricultural settlement.Discovered by Archaeologists from UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) and the University of Groningen ... Read more...
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