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12,000-Year-Old Skeleton Reveals Death Linked To Rare Quartz-Tipped Weapon
A 12,000-year-old skeleton found in Vietnam shows early evidence of violence, with a man surviving months after being wounded by a quartz-tipped weapon, offering rare insight into ancient Southeast Asian hunter-gatherer life and conflict.
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Mars' Interior Holds Evidence Of Violent Early History, NASA Scientists Confirm
NASA scientists have discovered massive fragments of ancient planetary collisions buried deep in Mars' mantle, using seismic data from the InSight lander.
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After Anurag Thakur's 'Hanuman In Space' Remark, BJP Leader's '1st Plane' Claim
Days after BJP leader Anurag Thakur told school students that Lord Hanuman might have been the first space traveller, his colleague Shivraj Chouhan has claimed that India had flying machines long before the Wright brothers invented the aeroplane.
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From 'Kala Ganpana' To 'Bharatiya Bijganit': UGC Draft Proposes Ancient Indian Math In UG Curriculum
The draft also explores cosmic time structures, from Yugas and Kalpas to "Brahma's day (Brahma Varsa)," along with cycles like "Vishnu Varsa" and "Shiva Varsa."
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Tourist Caught Stealing Stones From Pompeii Archaeological Site, Where Theft Is Believed To Bring A Curse
If convicted, the tourist could face up to six years in prison and a maximum fine of 1,500 euros (approximately Rs 1.5 lakh).
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Video: Jackie Shroff, PETA India Donate Mechanical Elephant To Kerala Temple
PETA India and Bollywood actor Jackie Shroff on Saturday gifted a life-size mechanical elephant to the ancient Nediyathali Sri Siva temple at Kodungallur here.
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Opinion | Tariff War On India: Trump's Words And Our Scriptures
One does not expect Trump to be knowledgeable about the ancient Indian negotiating strategy, but his approach towards India seems to have a near overlap with Sam, Dam, Dand, Bhed.
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ESA’s Mars Express Discovers Deep Valleys and Frozen Features Hinting at Mars’ Icy Past
In July 2025, the European Space Agency’s Mars Express orbiter captured a high-resolution image of Acheron Fossae, a region marked by deep chasms and ridges on Mars’s surface. These features, created by ancient crustal stretching, split the terrain into raised horsts and sunken grabens. Valley floors reveal smooth surfaces carved by slow-moving...
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Cosmic Visitor: 4.56-Billion-Year-Old Meteorite Strikes into Georgia Home
On June 26, 2025, a dazzling daytime fireball streaked over Georgia, captured by satellites and witnessed across multiple states. A surviving fragment smashed through the roof of a McDonough home, denting the wooden floor 14 feet below. Scientists at the University of Georgia analyzed about 23 grams of this ancient rock, determining it to be a 4.56...
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Top 10 Places To Visit Near Chennai And Bengaluru This Independence Day Weekend
Independence Day 2025: From sunlit beaches and colonial towns to misty hills and ancient temple cities, these destinations offer the perfect mix of culture, nature and relaxation.
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Aeneas AI Model Helps Decode and Restore Ancient Roman Inscriptions
Google DeepMind’s Aeneas model uses AI to reconstruct damaged ancient Roman inscriptions with high accuracy. Its ability to fill in missing text, estimate origins, and connect similar inscriptions makes it a game-changer for historical research. Open-source and free to use, it opens new possibilities in the study of ancient history.
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NASA’s Curiosity Rover Spots Ancient Coral-Like Rock on Mars
On July 24, 2025, NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured an image of a small, coral-shaped rock in Gale Crater using its ChemCam Remote Micro Imager. The light-colored, 1-inch (2.5 cm) formation likely formed billions of years ago when mineral-rich water seeped into tiny fractures in the rock, leaving behind hardened mineral veins after evaporation...
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Rare 1,000-Year-Old Ceremonial Heads, Ancient Structures Found In Peru
The discoveries were made at the Ollape site in the Amazonian district of La Jalca in an area where the Chachapoyas civilization, or "Warriors of the Clouds," developed between 900 and 1,450 AD.
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3,000-Year-Old Skeletons, Believed To Be Human Sacrifices, Found In Peru
A research team found the skeletal remains near what is thought to be a ritual temple of the Cupisnique culture, a civilization that thrived more than a millennium before the Incas.
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The Mystery Of Ancient 'Hobbit' Humans And Clues In New Stone Tools Discovery
Scientists have found stone tools that date back between 1 million and 1.5 million years on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.
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12,000-Year-Old Skeleton Reveals Death Linked To Rare Quartz-Tipped Weapon
A 12,000-year-old skeleton found in Vietnam shows early evidence of violence, with a man surviving months after being wounded by a quartz-tipped weapon, offering rare insight into ancient Southeast Asian hunter-gatherer life and conflict.
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Mars' Interior Holds Evidence Of Violent Early History, NASA Scientists Confirm
NASA scientists have discovered massive fragments of ancient planetary collisions buried deep in Mars' mantle, using seismic data from the InSight lander.
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After Anurag Thakur's 'Hanuman In Space' Remark, BJP Leader's '1st Plane' Claim
Days after BJP leader Anurag Thakur told school students that Lord Hanuman might have been the first space traveller, his colleague Shivraj Chouhan has claimed that India had flying machines long before the Wright brothers invented the aeroplane.
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From 'Kala Ganpana' To 'Bharatiya Bijganit': UGC Draft Proposes Ancient Indian Math In UG Curriculum
The draft also explores cosmic time structures, from Yugas and Kalpas to "Brahma's day (Brahma Varsa)," along with cycles like "Vishnu Varsa" and "Shiva Varsa."
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Tourist Caught Stealing Stones From Pompeii Archaeological Site, Where Theft Is Believed To Bring A Curse
If convicted, the tourist could face up to six years in prison and a maximum fine of 1,500 euros (approximately Rs 1.5 lakh).
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Video: Jackie Shroff, PETA India Donate Mechanical Elephant To Kerala Temple
PETA India and Bollywood actor Jackie Shroff on Saturday gifted a life-size mechanical elephant to the ancient Nediyathali Sri Siva temple at Kodungallur here.
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Opinion | Tariff War On India: Trump's Words And Our Scriptures
One does not expect Trump to be knowledgeable about the ancient Indian negotiating strategy, but his approach towards India seems to have a near overlap with Sam, Dam, Dand, Bhed.
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ESA’s Mars Express Discovers Deep Valleys and Frozen Features Hinting at Mars’ Icy Past
In July 2025, the European Space Agency’s Mars Express orbiter captured a high-resolution image of Acheron Fossae, a region marked by deep chasms and ridges on Mars’s surface. These features, created by ancient crustal stretching, split the terrain into raised horsts and sunken grabens. Valley floors reveal smooth surfaces carved by slow-moving...
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Cosmic Visitor: 4.56-Billion-Year-Old Meteorite Strikes into Georgia Home
On June 26, 2025, a dazzling daytime fireball streaked over Georgia, captured by satellites and witnessed across multiple states. A surviving fragment smashed through the roof of a McDonough home, denting the wooden floor 14 feet below. Scientists at the University of Georgia analyzed about 23 grams of this ancient rock, determining it to be a 4.56...
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Top 10 Places To Visit Near Chennai And Bengaluru This Independence Day Weekend
Independence Day 2025: From sunlit beaches and colonial towns to misty hills and ancient temple cities, these destinations offer the perfect mix of culture, nature and relaxation.
-
Aeneas AI Model Helps Decode and Restore Ancient Roman Inscriptions
Google DeepMind’s Aeneas model uses AI to reconstruct damaged ancient Roman inscriptions with high accuracy. Its ability to fill in missing text, estimate origins, and connect similar inscriptions makes it a game-changer for historical research. Open-source and free to use, it opens new possibilities in the study of ancient history.
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NASA’s Curiosity Rover Spots Ancient Coral-Like Rock on Mars
On July 24, 2025, NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured an image of a small, coral-shaped rock in Gale Crater using its ChemCam Remote Micro Imager. The light-colored, 1-inch (2.5 cm) formation likely formed billions of years ago when mineral-rich water seeped into tiny fractures in the rock, leaving behind hardened mineral veins after evaporation...
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Rare 1,000-Year-Old Ceremonial Heads, Ancient Structures Found In Peru
The discoveries were made at the Ollape site in the Amazonian district of La Jalca in an area where the Chachapoyas civilization, or "Warriors of the Clouds," developed between 900 and 1,450 AD.
-
3,000-Year-Old Skeletons, Believed To Be Human Sacrifices, Found In Peru
A research team found the skeletal remains near what is thought to be a ritual temple of the Cupisnique culture, a civilization that thrived more than a millennium before the Incas.
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The Mystery Of Ancient 'Hobbit' Humans And Clues In New Stone Tools Discovery
Scientists have found stone tools that date back between 1 million and 1.5 million years on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.
