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Scientists Claim 'Jurassic Park' Dinosaur Dilophosaurus Was a Lot Bigger Than Spielberg Thought

In the movie Jurassic Park, these dinosaurs were depicted as venom spitting beasts, and the new study contradicts this portrayal

Jul 8, 2020

By Nirmal Narayanan

Location maps of the study area and sites referenced in text

Science

Submerged 8,500-Year-Old Aboriginal Settlements Off Australia Found

Archaeologists believe new exploratory techniques are very useful in detecting underwater archaeological sites

Jul 3, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Science

Tiny Fossilized Eggs of a New Small Species of Dinosaur Unearthed in Japan

The egg belonging to a new species and genus—Himeoolithus murakamii—was discovered at the Kamitaki Egg Quarry in southwestern Japan

Jun 27, 2020

By Jeevan Biswas

Science

Archaeologists Unearth Mass Grave of Over 100 Children in Poland

The children's grave was found during motorway construction in Poland's Jeżowe village and as per archaeologists it is from 16th-century

Jun 27, 2020

By Krishnendu Banerjee

Society

Israeli Archaeological Sites Like En Esur Fast Disappearing Under Construction Pressure

Compared to other countries in the Mediterranean, Israel has the most number of historic sites, but archaeologists fear that the government is not doing enough to save them

Jun 25, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Hidden continent Zealandia sunk as the Pacific Ring of Fire formed, drilling reveals

Science

Submerged Continent of Zealandia Mapped By Scientists For The First Time

Zealandia is located in the south of the Pacific Ocean and 94 percent of it is submerged under the ocean

Jun 22, 2020

By IBTimes SG Desk

Science

Archaeologists Unearth 300,000-Year-Old Hunting Artifacts, Horse And Elephant Remains From Schöningen

Nearly complete elephant skeleton from Schöningen, Germany was found by archaeologists who also documented traces of Stone Age people

Jun 17, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Science

Ancient Israelis Ate Snakes and Lizards? Scientists Find First Evidence

Until now, historical sources claimed that people ate snakes in the Middle Ages, from 476 AD – 1453 AD

Jun 13, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Science

Scientists Discover An Ancient Species of Crocodile That Walked On Two Legs Just Like Dinosaurs

Researchers discovered well-preserved footprints from 110-120 million years ago that belonged to a massive ancestor of modern-day crocodiles, that walked on two legs like dinosaurs

Jun 11, 2020

By Jeevan Biswas

Science

Mystery of Cleopatra's Tomb: Archaeologists May Have Found the Location of Egyptian Queen's Remains

As the land of Egypt is filled with several mysterious buried undergrounds, finding Cleopatra's tomb is the next missing for the archaeologists

Jun 10, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Science

Ancient Roman City In Italy 'Unearthed' Without Excavation Using Innovative Technology

Falerii Novi, an ancient Roman city located 50 km from Rome, Italy was mapped using an advanced technology known as ground-penetrating radar (GPR); eliminating excavation

Jun 9, 2020

By Jeevan Biswas

Science

Archaeologists Unearth Oldest Mayan Temple, Larger Than Egypt's Great Pyramid

LiDAR, which revolutionized the field of archaeology helped researchers to find the largest and oldest Mayan architecture

Jun 5, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Science

Fossilized Remains Of A 'Bizarre' Pterosaur Discovered In The UK For The First Time

According to the study, the fossilized jaw bone belongs to a group of pterosaurs called 'tapejarids' and have known to be found only in Brazil and China

May 31, 2020

By Jeevan Biswas

Science

Large Predatory Dinosaurs In Jurassic Colorado Resorted to Cannibalism, Finds Study

According to the study, large theropod dinosaurs such as Ceratosaurus and Allosaurus ate anything that was available to them—including one another

May 30, 2020

By Jeevan Biswas

Science

Did Coronavirus-like Epidemic Cause the Collapse of Indus Valley Civilization?

In a book, Dr. David Clark revealed that Cholera emanated from India and then spread across the world in the past two centuries

May 25, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Coronavirus

Science

4,000-year-old Woman's Skeleton in Crouching Position Puzzles Archaeologists in Germany

The woman skeleton was found by two researchers during excavation work for a wind turbine in Uckermark in Brandenburg

May 22, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Society

US Orders to Return Ancient Gilgamesh Dream Tablet to Iraq

Considered to be the oldest work of literature, the ancient tablet is a part of the Epic of Gilgamesh

May 19, 2020

By Parwinder Sandhu

Science

Neanderthals had a knack of choosing the right kind of animal bones to make tools, finds study

A new study by researchers from UC Davis has found that Neanderthals specifically chose bovine bones to make tools to turn hide into leather

May 9, 2020

By Jeevan Biswas

Science

Largest ever DNA study on people from ancient Andes civilization reveals how they used to live

The largest genome study has revealed who are the inhabitants of the Andes region and when they started living in the region, as well as how they moved around

May 8, 2020

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Tourists smile and cheer as they take a souvenir photo in front of the Sphinx at the Giza Pyramids

Society

Why is Egypt moving ancient sphinxes to Cairo's Tahrir Square?

Egyptologists and academics suggest the transfer of the ancient artefacts could be an effort to erase the country's contemporary history

May 8, 2020

By Gani Mohamed Waseem

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