Tag: Archaeologists

Archaeologists discover interior of ancient tomb at Egypt’s Saqqara necropolis

The excavations of Cairo University's Faculty of Archaeology at Saqqara necropolis started in the 1970s and the actual search for royal tombs began in the 1980s, which led to the discovery of several tombs from the Ramesside Period,

October 31, 2021

Remains of British explorer who put Australia on map found near railway station

Flinders was buried on 23rd July 1814, after publishing 'A Voyage to Terra Australis,' which described his circumnavigation of Australia in 1802-1803 that proved it was a continent.

January 25, 2019

New chapter of history

Fields during excavations at Sinauli village of Baghpat district has opened a new chapter for archaeologists and historians. These discoveries could be an important link between the period of second urbanisation and early time of cultural society in the Indian Subcontinent. Enthused by the discovery of chariot , swords, shields, etc., some historians believe that...

June 17, 2018

10,000-year-old ‘crayon’ discovered in England

Archaeologists have discovered one of the earliest examples of a ‘crayon’ possibly used by our ancestors 10,000 years ago for applying colour to their animal skins or for artwork. The ochre crayon was discovered near an ancient lake, now blanketed in peat, near Scarborough, North Yorkshire in England. An ochre pebble was found at another...

January 27, 2018

19 Neolithic tombs discovered in China

Archaeologists have discovered 19 Neolithic tombs and unearthed over 400 cultural relics in China’s Heilongjiang province, the authorities said on Friday. Most of the relics, consisting of jadeware, stoneware and pottery, date back around 9,000 years, reports Xinhua news agency. The site was found in the Xiaonanshan ruins of Raohe county along the Wusuli River,...

September 22, 2017

Relic site in China is 1,400-year-old royal temple

A relic site in China's Hebei province has been confirmed as a royal temple built over 1,400 years ago, archaeologists said on Tuesday. The base of a wooden pagoda, which archaeologists believe was built between 553 and 577, was unearthed in Linzhang county, Xinhua news agency reported. "The pagoda was part of Dazhuangyan Temple," said...

May 16, 2017