A small town of Guano in Ecuador was torn apart in the massive earthquake that hit this city in August 1949. This earthquake was the largest in those five years for the Northern Hemisphere. But, what ...

The Ain Dara temple has managed to add another piece to the puzzle of humanity. Where is the temple located? The temple is nestled in the west of the Syrian village of Ain Dara. It is in the ...

This is a story of a 17th century burial of French noblewoman who has been recently discovered with her husband’s heart, confirmed by the French scientists. This scientific phenomenon is really ...

The Sumerian civilisation is one of the oldest and the first advanced civilisation on Earth. Even the Greek and the Roman civilisations are relatively contemporary compared to them. The Sumerians ...

The ancient world is full of wonders that the modern age cannot compete with. The beauty of modern buildings has its grace, but when we focus on the old structures, our mind gets bamboozled as they ...

"A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself from within." Ariel Durant You must have heard of the ancient Egypt, the Greeks, and the Maya culture. The ...

It is as tiny as the sleekest mobile phones that fit in the palm of the hand, but its message is anything but modern. A small tablet is thought to be the oldest love poem ever found, the words of a ...

Iran is displaying hundreds of ancient Persian artifacts, some dating back as far as 3,500 years and all of them recently brought back home from museums and collections in Western countries. ...

Find-of-the-year by Novosibirsk archeologists is a toy that entertained prehistoric babies. The remarkable discovery of one of the oldest toys in the world came from excavations at a Bronze Age ...

Places of historical significance have always been of interest and are way alluring. So, when you hear or read about the term ‘Stonehenge’ you are bound to get attracted to it. Hence, when the ...

The latest in technology has yet again aided in some novel findings. It is indeed amazing that almost hundreds of primitive earthworks similar to the Stonehenge have been found fabricated in the ...

"The gods know what's important, what's wrong about you. They know everything. If you go out searching for the Holy Grail, they won't let you find it.” ―Tom Spanbauer, In the City of Shy Hunters   ...

On a late April afternoon on 1819, Captain John Smith, who was an officer of the famous Madras regiment of the Royal British Army, went on a hunting trip near the city of Aurangabad. While running ...

Have you heard or read of those tales which inculcate accidental discovery. The one unearthing a Middleham Jewel is every bit the same. The tale This tale dates back to the month of September 1985, ...

“t is the wine that leads me on, the wild wine that sets the wisest man to sing at the top of his lungs, laugh like a fool – it drives the man to dancing... it even tempts him to blurt out ...