6th century Gold Coin Discovered in Southern India
6th century Gold Coin Discovered in Southern India The Times of India reports that a sixth-century gold coin measuring less than one-half inch in diameter was unearthed in the Agaram neighborhood of southern India’s city of Chennai. One side of the coin bears a U-shaped symbol called a Naaman, a religious mark usually placed on … Continue reading 6th century Gold Coin Discovered in Southern India
530-million-year-old fossil may contain worlds oldest eye, reveals study
530-million-year-old fossil may contain worlds oldest eye, reveals study Paleontologists have found what could well be the oldest example of a fossilized eye the world has ever seen, preserved for over half a billion years. It belongs to a trilobite – a class of once-abundant early arthropods that peaked in the Cambrian Period and thrived in the … Continue reading 530-million-year-old fossil may contain worlds oldest eye, reveals study
1,000-Year-Old Bible Found in Turkey Shows Images of Jesus
1,000-Year-Old Bible Found in Turkey Shows Images of Jesus The discovery was made in the central Turkish town of Tokat by officials carrying out an operation to stop priceless artifacts from being smuggled out of the country. The Turkish Police uncovered a valuable collection of jewellery, 53 ancient coins as well as two rings and two … Continue reading 1,000-Year-Old Bible Found in Turkey Shows Images of Jesus
3,500 Years old Bronze Age skull shows women always loved jewellery
3,500 Years old Bronze Age skull shows women always loved jewellery. A female skeleton around 3,500 years old has been found wearing a “designer” headband comprising tiny bronze spirals. Another evidence showing women have always loved jewellery! She may have walked the earth thousands of years ago, but this woman was clearly as fond of … Continue reading 3,500 Years old Bronze Age skull shows women always loved jewellery
A trove of 5,000-year-old artifacts returns to Ecuador
A trove of 5,000-year-old artifacts returns to Ecuador Almost 40 years after the objects were moved to Canada for research, a series of artifacts from one of the most ancient settled civilizations in America was returned to Ecuador. Although historical artifacts and art treasures have become fairly common in their places of origin, the current … Continue reading A trove of 5,000-year-old artifacts returns to Ecuador
Excavation in Northern Iran Recovers Early Islamic Artifacts
Excavation in Northern Iran Recovers Early Islamic Artifacts During an archeological excavation process that is currently being carried out in a century-long congregational mosque in Rasht, the capital of the Gilan province in northern Iran, historical artifacts have been discovered. Saturday, the Deputy Provincial Tourism Chief Vali Jahani announced that “the excavations within the historic … Continue reading Excavation in Northern Iran Recovers Early Islamic Artifacts
Extinction of Icelandic walrus coincides with Norse settlement
The Vikings may have caused one of the earliest animal extinctions associated with humans In Iceland, there are no walruses, but there were hundreds at one time . The time of the disappearance of the walruses indicates the loss of population may be one of the earliest known examples of people leading a sea species … Continue reading Extinction of Icelandic walrus coincides with Norse settlement
A Fossilised Skull Has Revealed When The Last ‘Siberian Unicorn’ Lived on Earth
A Fossilised Skull Has Revealed When The Last ‘Siberian Unicorn’ Lived on Earth The unicorn first emerged nearly 2.5 million years ago but is believed to have disappeared 350,000 years ago. However, researchers from Tomsk State University in Siberia, Russia, now believe that Elasmotherium Sibiricum may have been around till as recently as 29,000 years ago. “Most … Continue reading A Fossilised Skull Has Revealed When The Last ‘Siberian Unicorn’ Lived on Earth
Scientists In Kansas Discover 91-Million Year Old Fossil Of A Shark That Had Cannibal Babies
Scientists In Kansas Discover 91-Million Year Old Fossil Of A Shark That Had Cannibal Babies A newly discovered Cretodus Houghtonorum fossil shark aged 91 million years old in the Kansas region is part of the list of large dinosaur-era animals. Cretodus houghtonorum was a spectacular, almost 7 feet long shark, or slightly more than 5 … Continue reading Scientists In Kansas Discover 91-Million Year Old Fossil Of A Shark That Had Cannibal Babies
This is one of the Cracked Eggs you may encounter in the Bisti De Na Zin Wilderness Area
This is one of the “Cracked Eggs” you may encounter in the Bisti De Na Zin Wilderness Area. In northern New Mexico, the Bisti Badlands are more like a dreamscape than a scenery. Totem poles of sandstone rocks, or hoodoos, reach haphazardly into the brilliant blue sky, some so crooked that it’s amazing that even … Continue reading This is one of the “Cracked Eggs” you may encounter in the Bisti De Na Zin Wilderness Area