Historical Findings

• Why the Salt Satyagraha
  Why was salt the symbol of protest ? Mahatma Gandhi wrote: The volume of information being gained daily shows how  More...

• Evolution of Civil Services in India
  The civil services in India during British rule went through constant innovation and change. It has evolved over a perio More...

• Archaeologists restore ancient Roman temple in Israeli port
  Archaeologists in Israel have begun work to restore a once-towering ancient-Roman temple in the modern-day Mediterranean More...

• Bawana’s 19th-century fortress gets a makeover
  The single-storey structure, made of lakhori bricks, is being renovated under the state archaeology department’s p More...

• Neolithic period sculptures found at Devangarh fort
  The Bihar archaeological directorate has found fragments of a few ancient sculptures from the ancient fort at Devangarh  More...

• Temple for God of Wind uncovered in Mexico City
  Archaeologists dug 10 feet down to find a temple built more than 650 years ago while working at the site of demolished s More...

• Buddhist site found at Lakhisarai in Bihar
   Evidence of Buddhist vihara has been discovered at Lakhisarai by a Kolkata based archaeologist in India. The find  More...

• Kukulkan Pyramid
  Experts have discovered a third structure within the Kukulkan pyramid in eastern Mexico revealing that it was built like More...

• Ancient Tablet “ Living Torah” up for auction in US
  The world’s oldest known stone tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments dating back about 1500 to 1700 years may More...

• Indigo dye found in 6000 year old textiles from Peru
  Researchers have identified a 6200 year old Indigo blue fabric from Peru making it one of the oldest known cotton textil More...

• No signs of fabled Nazi gold Train reported
  Two treasure hunters who have been digging for a Nazi Gold train believed to be buried in southwest Poland given up afte More...

• Phraya Nakhon Cave Thailand
  The cave was discovered about 200 years ago by Chao Praya Nakhon Sri Thammarat while he was searching for a shelter duri More...

• Primate Bones found in Gujarat Coal Mine
  A cache of preserved bones in Gujarat Coal mine probably are the most primitive primate bones discovered.The 25 bones da More...

• Oldest Gold Bead Discovered in Bulgaria
  The Bulgarian archaeologists have discovered world's oldest gold artefact.The bead was found at a pre-historic settl More...

• Amulets found in Serbian sites
  Archaeologists are trying to decipher ancient spells etched onto tiny rolls of gold and silver buried with human skeleto More...

• Ancient Cliff Paintings found in North China
  Over 1000 cliff paintings dating back more than 1000 years and featuring animals and people have been discovered by arch More...

• Prehistoric Native American Fishing Camp Found in New Jersey
  Ancient hearths and some 1,300 artifacts, including unglazed ceramics and pieces of soapstone, have been found at an ind More...

• Rembrandt used optical tricks to paint self- portraits
  The 17th century Dutch painter Rembrandt may have painted his celebrated self-portraits with the help of optical project More...

• 3,500-year-old Grave Filled With Exotic Valuables Found in Cyprus
  A tomb containing a treasure of Egyptian scarabs, diadem, exotic luxuries and pearls and earrings set in gold has been d More...

• Dark Ages royal palace discovered in Cornwall linked to the legend of King Arthur
  Archaeologists have discovered the impressive remains of a probable Dark Age royal palace at Tintagel in Cornwall.  More...

• Civilization in Sunderbans traced to Mauryan Era
  A new archaeological find in Sunderbans indicates the existence of an ancient civilization in the mangroves dating back  More...

• Statue Fragment of Ancient Egyptian Official Found in Israel
  Israeli archaeologists have found a large fragment of a limestone Egyptian statue dating to the third millennium BC at T More...

• 12,000-Year-Old Hearth, Artifacts Unearthed in Utah
  A prehistoric campsite in Utah’s West Desert has yielded a 12,300-year-old hearth surrounded by more than 60 artif More...

• Maya Tomb Discovered in Belize
  Archaeologist Jaime Awe of Northern Arizona University has excavated a tomb at the Maya site of Xunantunich.The tomb con More...

• Da Vinci's First Scribbles on laws of friction discovered
  Scientists have identified a page of scribbles in a tiny notebook dating back to 1493 as the place where Leonardo Da Vin More...

• Archaeologists Find 40,000-Year-Old Rope-Making Tool in Germany
  Archaeologists excavating a cave in the Swabian Jura of southwestern Germany have found what they believe is a rope-maki More...

• Egyptian Statue Fragment found at Tel Hazor
  A fragment of an Egyptian funerary statue dating to the third millennium B.C. has been unearthed in northern Israel by a More...

• New Laws to Protect Ancient Culture in Victoria
  Archaeologists believe that the aboriginals first came to the Australian continent around 45,000 years ago.Aboriginals t More...

• Lindisfarne Monastery evidence found by Amateur Archaeologist
  An amateur archaeologist has unearthed believed to be evidence of one of England's earliest Christian monasteries in More...

• Altamira Cave
  It was discovered by a little Spanish girl daughter of Santavola in 1879.Santavola was an anthropologist and very fond o More...