Lost Civilization? 172000 Year Old River Discovered in Thar Desert India Researchers have found evidence of a “lost” river that ran through the central Thar Desert, near Bikaner, as early as 172 thousand years ago, and may have been a life-line to human populations enabling them to inhabit the region. The findings, published in the … Continue reading Lost Civilization? 172000 Year Old River Discovered in Thar Desert India →

10-Foot-Tall Stone Jars ‘Made by Giants’ Stored Human Bodies in Ancient Laos Stonehenge inspires awe, but there’s an even more mysterious ancient scene in Laos. The Plain of Jars consists of thousands of prehistoric stone vessels scattered over hundreds of square kilometres near Phonsavan, in the northeastern part of the country—a hilly area, despite the … Continue reading 10-Foot-Tall Stone Jars ‘Made by Giants’ Stored Human Bodies in Ancient Laos →

Hidden for 1,000 years-“Underground Great Wall” of China The Song Dynasty (960AD-1127AD) battled for 200 years with the Liao and Jin Dynasties, which at the time were ruled by minorities of China’s Northern Territories, the Khitans, and Jurchens respectively. The battleground was an endless flat ground, with no mountains or rivers that could be used to … Continue reading Hidden for 1,000 years-“Underground Great Wall” of China →

Traces of Tenth-Century Temple Unearthed in Eastern India The Hindustan Times reports that researchers led by Arun Malik of the Archaeological Survey of India uncovered traces of a building thought to be a tenth-century temple while excavating an area next to the eleventh-century Suka-Sari temple complex, which is located near eastern India’s city of Bhubaneswar. ASI … Continue reading Traces of Tenth-Century Temple Unearthed in Eastern India →

10,000 Year Old Rock Paintings Depicting Aliens And UFOs Found in India Even before the great tectonic plate shift, the former central province of India, now Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, was the site of pre-agrarian human settlement. That is why a number of prehistoric cave paintings have been discovered in the region. Some of them … Continue reading 10,000 Year Old Rock Paintings Depicting Aliens And UFOs Found in India →

Ancient China: Lost City With Pyramid and Human Sacrifices Is Rewriting History Apparently, some archaeologists have uncovered the ruins of a lost city in China that were around for more than 3,000 years ago. On a hill above China’s Tuwei River, researchers found a large stepped pyramid that once served as a palace center, along … Continue reading Ancient China: Lost City With Pyramid and Human Sacrifices Is Rewriting History →

Remains Of Long-Lost Temple Of Musasir Discovered In Iraq In an ancient stone carving, warriors brandishing shields and swords swarm over the columned facade of a grand temple. On one side, a palace stands with three women perched on top; on the other, above private homes, a ruler on a throne dictates to royal scribes. … Continue reading Remains Of Long-Lost Temple Of Musasir Discovered In Iraq →

Archaeologists Find Remains of ‘Rare’, Ancient Mosque from 670 AD in Israeli City of Tiberias Archaeologists in Israel say they have discovered the remnants of an early mosque — believed to date to the earliest decades of Islam — during an excavation in the northern city of Tiberias. This mosque’s foundations, excavated just south of … Continue reading Archaeologists Find Remains of ‘Rare’, Ancient Mosque from 670 AD in Israeli City of Tiberias →

Israeli archaeologists find 3,000-Year-old ‘Biblical royal purple dye’ In Israel, fragments of dyed thread uncovered dating back 3,000 years refer to the accounts in the Bible of the purple garments worn by royalty including King Solomon. Researchers from Israel find traces of woven fabric, a tassel,  and fibers of wool dyed in so-called ‘royal purple’ … Continue reading Israeli archaeologists find 3,000-Year-old ‘Biblical royal purple dye’ →