Earliest Multiplication Formulas Discovered in a 2,300-Year-Old Chinese Tomb Archaeologists excavating a tomb in the Qinjiazui archaeological site of Jingzhou City, Hubei Province, China, have found the earliest multiplication formulas on record. The earliest multiplication formulas on record have been discovered on bamboo slips from the Warring States period (475BC-221BC), pushing the history of these formulas … Continue reading Earliest Multiplication Formulas Discovered in a 2,300-Year-Old Chinese Tomb →

Organic Material Blend Said to Strengthen China’s Great Wall Large swaths of the Great Wall of China are held together thanks to “biocrusts,” thin layers of organic materials that have helped protect the architectural marvel from erosion. Scientists made the discovery while analyzing segments of the Great Wall of China, which spans more than 13,000 … Continue reading Organic Material Blend Said to Strengthen China’s Great Wall →

World’s Oldest Known ‘True’ Saddle Discovered In East Asia Archaeologists have used radiocarbon dating to analyze the oldest true wooden frame saddle in East Asia, revealing how advances likely aided the rise of Mongolian steppe cultures in equestrian technology. A saddle built from a wooden frame is sturdy on horseback, facilitating the addition of stirrups. … Continue reading World’s Oldest Known ‘True’ Saddle Discovered In East Asia →

490-Million-Year-Old Trilobites Could Solve Ancient Geography Puzzle The humble trilobites may be extinct, but even as fossils, they can teach us much about our planet’s history. Indeed, ancient arthropods from nearly half a billion years ago, including ten newly discovered species,  may be key to understanding Thailand’s place on the former supercontinent Gondwana. Trilobites are … Continue reading 490-Million-Year-Old Trilobites Could Solve Ancient Geography Puzzle →

Archaeologists unearthed a pot of copper coins in first major discovery at Mohenjo Daro in Pakistan, in 93 years A pot full of copper coins was discovered from a stupa (a dome-shaped building erected as a Buddhist shrine) at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Mohenjo Daro during conservation work in Pakistan’s Sindh province. Mohenjo Daro, or … Continue reading Archaeologists unearthed a pot of copper coins in first major discovery at Mohenjo Daro in Pakistan, in 93 years →

Oldest Human Remains Unearthed In Vietman Scientists report discovering the oldest human fossil ever unearthed in Vietnam. The skeletal remains that date back 10,000 years were found during an excavation by the Vietnam Institute of Archaeology at the Tam Chuc Pagoda Complex in Kim Bang District. “This is the first-time human remains dating back 10,000 … Continue reading Oldest Human Remains Unearthed In Vietman →

10,000-Year-Old Human Remains Discovered in Vietnam Skeletal remains dating back 10,000 years have been found in the northern province of Ha Nam, marking the oldest human fossil ever unearthed in Vietnam. Mai Thanh Chung, director of the Ha Nam Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, said at a meeting Thursday that the remains were found … Continue reading 10,000-Year-Old Human Remains Discovered in Vietnam →

Headless Lamassu Sculpture Uncovered in Iraq What has a curly beard that would make Santa Claus jealous, feathered wings and a muscular physique? No, it’s not Ozzy Osbourne on tour – you are forgiven – it’s the celestial being, the Lamassu. A sculpture of this mythical creature dating back to the 8th Century BC was … Continue reading Headless Lamassu Sculpture Uncovered in Iraq →

Modern Human Genome Study Tracks Neanderthal DNA A wave of migrating farmers from the ancient Middle East may be the reason why modern Europeans don’t carry as much Neanderthal DNA as today’s East Asians do, a new study finds. All humans with ancestry from outside of Africa have a little bit of Neanderthal in them — about … Continue reading Modern Human Genome Study Tracks Neanderthal DNA →