Ancient inscription hurls damnation at greengrocer
December 23rd, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 23 (IANS) A text inscribed on a 1,700-year-old tablet discovered in the 1930s has finally been deciphered to be actually hurling damnation on a greengrocer called Babylas.
The ... Read more...
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2,000-year-old shipwreck reveals ancient medical secrets
July 10th, 2011 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 10 (IANS) A first-aid kit found on a 2,000-year-old shipwreck has revealed how ancient physicians concocted medicines to treat sailors for dysentery and other ailments, a media report ... 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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Thorn from Jesus’s crown to be displayed in Britain
March 25th, 2011 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 25 (IANS) A thorn that is claimed to be a relic from Jesus's crucifixion crown would soon go on display at the British Museum in London.The crown of ... Read more...
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Experts to unravel mystery behind European-looking Chinese
November 21st, 2010 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 21 (IANS) Anthropologists have begun a study to ascertain if the European-looking Chinese in northwest China are the descendants of a lost army of the Roman Empire.Experts at the newly ... Read more...
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Anthropologists looking for Roman legion in China
November 21st, 2010 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 21 (ANI): Experts at the newly established Italian Studies Center at Lanzhou University in Gansu province are looking into the possibility that some European-looking Chinese in Northwest China are ... Read more...
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Roman bronze helmet sells for $3.6 mn
October 8th, 2010 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 8 (IANS) A Roman bronze helmet found in a field in Britain has been sold for a whopping 2.3 million pounds (about $3.6 million) at auction, a media report said.The ... Read more...
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Romans too recycled glass: study
October 4th, 2010 - 1:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 4 (ANI): Apart from being pro at making beautiful vessels, ornaments and plates from glass, Romans were also good at recycling the stuff, just like we do today.A new study ... Read more...
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Roman neighbourhood ruins unearthed in France
July 24th, 2010 - 5:25 pm ICT by ANI
Lyon, July 24 (ANI): Experts have uncovered ruins of a Roman neighbourhood in of Lyon, which was founded in 43 BC during the Roman Empire.Lyon was born with the name Lugdunum, after ... Read more...
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Kylie Minogue wants to study again
June 18th, 2010 - 3:48 am ICT by IANS
London, June 18 (IANS) Pop singer Kylie Minogue wants to sign up for a university course because she didn't get the chance to study after school due to her acting career. ... Read more...
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Kylie Minogue wants to study
June 17th, 2010 - 4:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 17 (ANI): Pop princess Kylie Minogue may be set to give up her showbiz lifestyle to become a student.The 42-year-old, who went straight from school into superstardom, admitted ... Read more...
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Zardari, a US national who suffers from depression, diabetes, claims US database website
June 14th, 2010 - 3:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jun.14 (ANI): In what could probably add to Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari's string of troubles, a US database website has declared him as an American national.The website- Noteable Names ... Read more...
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Pagan burial altar unearthed in Israel
May 29th, 2010 - 5:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 29 (ANI): A 2,000-year-old altar has been found in an Israeli cemetery, according to archaeologists.The 24-inch-high granite structure, decorated with carvings of three bull heads, ribbons, and laurel wreaths, ... Read more...
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Giant meteorites may have slammed Earth 1,500 years ago
February 4th, 2010 - 3:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 4 (ANI): A scientist has found evidence which indicates that pieces of a giant asteroid or comet that broke apart over Earth may have crashed off Australia about 1,500 ... Read more...
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2000-year-old skeleton found in Roman cemetery revealed to be East Asian
February 2nd, 2010 - 3:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 2 (ANI): Excavations at an ancient Roman cemetery has led to the discovery of the 2000-year-old bones of a man, whose mitochondrial DNA reveals a maternal East Asian ancestry.The site ... Read more...
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2000-year-old birthplace of Roman emperor Vespasian found
January 28th, 2010 - 4:42 pm ICT by ANI
Rome, January 28 (ANI): Reports indicate that an international team of archaeologists has claimed to have unearthed the 2000-year-old birthplace of the Roman emperor, Vespasian, north of the Italian capital.Vespasian ruled the ... Read more...
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Stolen art treasures recovered in Italy
January 26th, 2010 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
Rodi Garganico (Italy), Jan 26 (IANS/AKI) Italian police have sealed off an illegal archaeological dig and recovered 108 stolen artefacts dating back more than 2,000 years.
The artefacts were excavated from tombs dating ... Read more...
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Archaeological dig to reveal mystery Roman building in Chester
December 25th, 2009 - 4:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, December 25 (ANI): An archaeological dig is all set to investigate a mystery Roman building underneath the Dewa Roman Experience premises in the city centre in Chester in the UK.According to ... Read more...
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Analysis reveals ancient Gloucester body belongs to ‘Goth warrior’
October 11th, 2009 - 11:07 am ICT by ANI
London, October 11 (ANI): A late Roman period body unearthed in Gloucester, UK, has stunned experts after tests suggested it was a Goth warrior from Eastern Europe.According to a report by ... Read more...
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First systematic excavation of England’s ancient Hadrian Wall underway
September 16th, 2009 - 3:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 16 (ANI): Archaeologists from Newcastle University, in collaboration with English Heritage, have begin the first systematic excavation of a cemetery on Hadrian's Wall in England, in order to preserve it ... Read more...
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1,500 yr old figurines of Greek goddess of love unearthed in Israel
September 15th, 2009 - 4:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 15 (ANI): An ancient treasure comprising three figurines of Aphrodite, the goddess of love, which was buried underground for over 1,500 years, was uncovered during excavations at Sussita in Israel, ... Read more...
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Ancient Italian comedy set to enthrall capital (With Image)
September 15th, 2009 - 10:35 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) A leading Italian theatre ensemble will reinterpret William Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice", "Romeo and Juliet" and "Othello" in the ancient theatrical tradition of Commedia dell'Arte (comedy ... Read more...
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2,000-yr-old bronze statue of roman emperor Augustus discovered in Germany
August 26th, 2009 - 3:13 pm ICT by ANI
Berlin, August 26 (ANI): Archaeologists have discovered fragments of a 2,000-year-old bronze Roman equestrian statue of Emperor Augustus in a stream near Giessen in Germany.According to a report in The Local, on ... Read more...
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Archeologists discover two ancient golden rings in Bulgaria
August 19th, 2009 - 4:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 19 (ANI): A team of archaeologists in Bulgaria has found two golden rings, along with other priceless finds.The discovery was made by the TEMP expedition led by archeologist Diana Dimitrova, ... Read more...
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Archaeologist claims Hadrian’s Wall was originally built of wood
August 16th, 2009 - 12:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 16 (ANI): An archaeologist from Hexham, England, has challenged perceived wisdom with startling claims that Hadrian's Wall was originally built of wood.Hadrian's Wall is a stone and turf fortification built ... Read more...
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Roman emperor’s luxurious summer villa found by archaeologists
August 13th, 2009 - 2:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 13 (ANI): Italian archaeologists have found the summer villa of Roman Emperor Vespasian in the Sabine hill country northeast of Rome.Titus Flavius Vespasianus is known for rebuilding the Roman Empire ... Read more...
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Archaeologists find Roman emperor Vespasian’s villa
August 7th, 2009 - 3:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 7 (ANI): Italian archaeologists have found the summer villa of Roman Emperor Vespasian in the Sabine hill country northeast of Rome.Titus Flavius Vespasianus is known for rebuilding the Roman Empire ... Read more...
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Religious shrine to Roman god uncovered at Hadrian’s Wall fort in England
July 20th, 2009 - 12:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 20 (ANI): A unique religious shrine to a Roman god has been uncovered at a fort along Hadrian's Wall in England.Hadrian's Wall is a stone and turf fortification built by ... Read more...
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Mayawati faces flak for hush-hush statue inaugurations
June 26th, 2009 - 10:06 pm ICT by ANI
Lucknow, June 26 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati is facing flak from Congress leader Digvijay Singh and Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav for unveiling a series of statues, memorials and ... Read more...
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Discovery of ancient sword stud might rewrite Welsh history
June 8th, 2009 - 2:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 8 (ANI): The discovery of a sword stud beneath shops in Monmouth, Wales, could be evidence of an Anglo-Saxon period settlement, which might rewrite Welsh history.According to a report in ... Read more...
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US man sues Guinness Book for naming him world’s most litigious man!
May 28th, 2009 - 2:04 pm ICT by ANI
New York, May 28 (ANI): A Kentucky man who keeps suing people is suing the Guinness Book of World Records for naming him the world's most litigious man.It is believed that ... Read more...
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Roman Emperor Trajan’s Palace discovered in Romania
May 16th, 2009 - 2:13 pm ICT by ANI
Bucharest (Romania), May 16 (ANI): Archaeologists have discovered, in southeastern county of Caras-Severin in Romania, a complex structure estimated to be 2,000 years old belonging to Emperor Trajan of the Roman empire.The ... Read more...
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Cleopatra and Antony’s tombs found, claims Egypt’s top archaeologist
April 20th, 2009 - 12:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 20 (ANI): Zahi Hawass, Egypt's top archaeologist, has claimed that the tombs of legendary Queen Cleopatra and her Roman lover Antony have been found.According to a report in the ... Read more...
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Asterix illustrator criticised by daughter for selling ownership of cartoon hero”
January 15th, 2009 - 2:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 15 (ANI): The illustrator of popular cartoon character Asterix is facing criticism from his own daughter for surrendering its ownership to a major publishing company.French illustrator Albert Uderzo, ... Read more...
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Archaeologists uncover 2,700 historic features along Hadrians Wall in England
November 26th, 2008 - 3:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 26 (ANI): A team of archaeologists has uncovered 2,700 previously unrecorded historic features along the length of Hadrians Wall in England, by studying thousands of aerial pictures.Hadrians Wall, ... Read more...
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