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Ancient Jain caves in Telangana’s Anantagiri face neglect, archaeologist calls for their protection

June 01, 2025 4:56 pm

Archaeologist Dr E Sivanagireddy Reddy confirmed the caves' Jain affiliation, saying they were likely excavated to provide shelter for ascetics during the rainy season.

‘Locals helping’: Defence Colony RWA in Delhi on Rs 40L penalty for occupying Lodhi-era monument

March 29, 2025 3:13 am

The DCWA has occupied the tomb for the past 60 years, during which time it has made several unauthorized modifications

The Lost Pyramid movie review: Netflix's thrilling new documentary works as an apology for that dreadful Cleopatra movie

July 07, 2023 8:00 am

The Lost Pyramid movie review: Enlightening and entertaining, Netflix's new documentary is a must-watch for history nerds, and a great alternative to the disappointing Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.

Norwegian archaeologists find richly decorated ancient chess piece

January 12, 2022 6:11 pm

By comparing the piece with ancient forms of chess, the researchers note that the piece appears to be a horse or a knight.

Can archaeology be used to study the effects of climate change?

December 24, 2021 5:21 pm

Archaeological data sets hold immense potential in informing present-day dialogues on resilience, food security, and “can be used to promote community-based adaptation.”

Israeli archaeologists find treasures in ancient shipwrecks

December 24, 2021 12:20 pm

The finds made near the ancient city of Caesarea were dated to the Roman and Mamluk periods, around 1,700 and 600 years ago, archaeologists said.

Norwegian archaeologists find late Iron Age longhouses

December 07, 2021 6:26 pm

They have also found several ploughed-out burial mounds in nearby fields.

As Earth warms, human history is melting away

November 02, 2021 8:26 pm

When the program started, the finds were mainly Iron Age and medieval, from 500 to 1,500 years ago. But as the melting widens, ever older periods of history are being exposed.

Hearth site in Utah desert reveals human tobacco use 12,300 years ago

October 13, 2021 2:10 pm

Some scholars have argued that tobacco may have been the first plant domesticated in North America - and for sociocultural rather than food purposes.

India hosted youngest populations of 'Acheulean' human ancestors: study

October 06, 2021 5:50 pm

The study illuminates the environmental conditions that allowed Acheulean populations to thrive at the margins of the monsoon in the Thar Desert until at least 177,000 years ago.