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August 5, 2023

The Perucetus Paradox: Dethroning the Blue Whale, Insights into the World’s Heaviest Beast

Peruvian researchers have unearthed fossils of a colossal early whale, named Perucetus colossus, potentially dethroning the blue whale as the heaviest known animal. The ancient marine mammal lived approximately 38-40 million years

Bull and Elephant statue at Thanjavur Airavatesvara Temple

Archaeology·India·Travel

Sacred Bull or Elephant?: The Mystical Dance of Illusion at Ancient Temple in India

Optical illusions have long been a subject of intrigue and wonder, compelling us to question the depths of our perception and interpretation. Beyond just visual trickery, some illusions hint at underlying personality traits, revealing facets of the viewer’s psyche. The

August 8, 2023

AI Deciphers 2,000-Year-Old Herculaneum Scroll

Archaeology·Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence has helped scientists read words from a scroll sealed for 2,000 years. This scroll, carbonized into a lump of charcoal by volcanic

94-Million-Year-Old Marine Reptile Unearthed in a Utah Dig: Sarabosaurus Dahli

Archaeology·History·Nature·Science

In the vast expanse of southern Utah’s gray shale badlands, scientists have unearthed a remarkable discovery. The scientists have dug up a never-before-seen species

Mammoths at the Museum Family Trail Photo Source: Corinium museum

Archaeology

Swindon Quarry Yields 220,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Tools and Mammoth Remains

A team led by amateur paleontologists Sally and Dr. Neville Hollingworth has uncovered tools used by early humans alongside mammoth teeth and straight-tusked elephant teeth at a quarry near Swindon. These finds

Govind Tekale

February 18, 2025

DEPARTMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGY Photo Source: GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

Archaeology·India

Tamil Nadu’s Iron Age May Date Back to 3345 BCE, Says Study

TN CM MK Stalin is in the forefront regarding ancient things. First he announced a prize of $1 million to the person who deciphers the Indus script. Now he has come out

Govind Tekale

January 31, 2025

Representative Image: Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England.

Archaeology

Stonehenge’s Altar Stone Originated from Scotland, 700 km Away

Scientists have discovered new clues about why ancient Britons rebuilt Stonehenge 4,500 years ago. The massive stone circle wasn’t just a religious site – it was also built to bring communities together

Karmactive Staff

January 27, 2025

Archaeology

17th-Century House Unearthed at Auckland Castle Reveals Hidden Treasures

A house that vanished from history has emerged at Auckland Castle in Durham, giving us a rare look at life during England’s brief period without a monarchy. Durham University archaeologists found the

Govind Tekale

January 21, 2025

This fossil, preserved roughly 47 million years ago, has a such a strange assortment of features that scientists were unable to find a plant family, living or extinct, to which it might belong. Florida Museum photo by Jeff Gage

Archaeology·Discovery

47-Million-Year-Old ‘Alien Plant’ Fossil in Utah Defies Classification, Puzzles Scientists

Scientists have found a 47-million-year-old plant fossil in Utah that’s unlike anything seen before. The specimen doesn’t match any of the over 400 known plant families, either living or extinct. “This fossil

Govind Tekale

January 17, 2025

Gongyi Museum, Gongyi, Henan Province. Complete indexed photo collection at WorldHistoryPics.com.

Archaeology·Discovery

3 Million-Year-Old Stone Tools in Kenya Suggest Early Tool Use by Paranthropus

Scientists in Kenya unearthed ancient stone tools that are helping us learn about our early human evolution. These tools date back to over 3 million years predating the existence of modern humans.

Govind Tekale

January 13, 2025

Representative Image. British museum, Egypt mummies of animals

Archaeology·Europe

British Museum Reveals Secrets of Egypt’s 70 Million Animal Mummies

Modern technology is unlocking secrets from ancient Egypt that could change our understanding of early human civilization. The British Museum’s groundbreaking study of 500 animal mummies shows how religion, economics, and society

Karmactive Staff

January 3, 2025

Representative Image. Pyramids and Sphinx Statue in Desert. Photo Source: Diego F. Parra (Pexels)

Archaeology

Ancient Egyptian Mummy’s DNA Reveals Earliest Bubonic Plague Case Outside Eurasia

The discovery of Yersinia pestis DNA in a 3,290-year-old Egyptian mummy at Italy’s Museo Egizio has provided the first molecular evidence of bubonic plague in Ancient Egypt. This discovery represents the oldest

Govind Tekale

December 28, 2024

Skeletal element (upper hip) that yielded an ancient syphilis-like genome. © Darío Ramirez

Archaeology

Ancient DNA Confirms Syphilis Originated in Americas 9,000 Years Ago, Preceding European Contact

Ancient DNA evidence has provided new insights into the long-debated origins of syphilis, indicating its emergence in the Americas approximately 9,000 years ago. A study published in Nature on December 18, 2024,

Govind Tekale

December 23, 2024

Left: Fragments of sinew bowstrings from the Cave of Los Murciélagos in Albuñol, the oldest bowstrings found so far in Europe. Right above: Three Neolithic arrows reed and wood and details of tied sinew fibres, feathers and birch bark pitch. Right down: Cave of Los Murciélagos (Albuñol, Granada). © MUTERMUR Project.

Archaeology·Europe

7,000-Year-Old Bowstrings Unearthed in Spain

The Cave of Los Murciélagos in Albuñol, Granada has produced Europe’s oldest known bowstrings, dating back to 5300-4900 BCE. The discovery challenges previous assumptions about Neolithic technological capabilities and raises questions about

Govind Tekale

December 22, 2024

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