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This image provided by the Sharma Centre for Heritage Education, India in January 2018 shows a sample of artifacts from the Middle Palaeolithic era found at the Attirampakkam archaeological site in southern India. The discovery of stone tools at the site shows a style that has been associated elsewhere with our species. They were fashioned from 385,000 years ago to 172,000 years ago, showing evidence of continuity and development over that time. (Photo: AP)

Stone tools in India suggest earlier human exit from Africa

Homo sapiens arose in Africa at least 3,00,000 years ago and left to colonise the globe.

01 Feb 2018 8:05 PM

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Ruined Albanian churches could be tourist magnet if repaired: experts

The government and the Orthodox church itself have started restoring some of the structures

01 Feb 2018 12:54 PM

Paris Ritz to auction old furnishings, Hemingway-era bar stools

The hotel has been owned by Egyptian billionaire Mohammed al-Fayed.

01 Feb 2018 12:07 PM

Scientists discover Egyptian dinosaur with ties to Europe

The new specimen sheds new light on Afro-European dinosaur ties.

30 Jan 2018 11:11 AM

Oldest human fossil outside Africa is dug up in Israel

Other archaeological evidence in the cave showed that the inhabitants hunted big game and used fire.

26 Jan 2018 1:15 PM

The first Americans were descended from Asians, and they reached the New World by way of Beringia, a now-submerged land bridge that used to connect Asia to Alaska. (AP Photo)

Ancient DNA gives glimpse of ancestors of Native Americans

The infant girl was buried about 50 miles southeast of Fairbanks, and her remains are the earliest known in the far north of North America.

04 Jan 2018 9:07 AM

The computer measured roughly the size of a Window AC and was powered by a 5MHz Motorola 68000 CPU, 1MB RAM and a 5MB hard disk. (Photo: mac-history.net)

Apple’s Lisa OS to be re-released soon

Lisa will be released by the Computer History Museum after Apple finished its verification.

30 Dec 2017 9:10 PM

Potatoes for peace: How the humble tuber stopped conflict in Europe

The study's conclusions square with previous research on the link between climate shocks and a country's entry into war.

10 Dec 2017 3:30 PM

Egypt reveals artifacts, mummy from tombs in ancient city of Luxor

Egypt’s relics are a draw for foreign visitors.

10 Dec 2017 11:48 AM

Researchers say the technology allows them to study what’s inside the mummy while leaving the 5-year-old girl’s remains and wrappings intact. (AP Photo)

Researchers use advanced X-Ray technology to study child mummy

Scientists are using high-energy X-ray beams to study molecular information.

29 Nov 2017 8:02 AM

making the Grapewine is almost 1,000 years older than we previously thought, researchers said. Representational Photo: Pixabay

Georgians were the first to make grape-wine: Research

The world's very first wine is thought to have been made from rice in China around 9,000 years ago.

14 Nov 2017 9:07 AM

Sketch of Mary Queen of Scots discovered

Find out why experts believe it may have been abandoned.

27 Oct 2017 12:23 PM

Whoever is awarded this year's prize on Friday will join a list of memorable victors.

Here’s a look at the past winners of Nobel Peace Prize

Whoever is awarded this year's prize on Friday will join a list of 130 memorable victors since 1901.

06 Oct 2017 11:12 AM

Tomb of 'China's Shakespeare' Tang Xianzu discovered

Find out more about Chinese playwright Tang Xianzu.

03 Sep 2017 1:49 PM

In this Aug. 12, 2017, workers stand around a giant saw installation that is cutting through a brick wall at the Partition Museum that is set to open later this week in Amritsar, India, 32 kilometres from border with Pakistan. (Photo: AP)

India opens first Partition museum 70 years after bloody event

A new museum on the Partition of the Indian subcontinent will soon open its doors.

15 Aug 2017 2:17 PM

Peru reveals replica of face of ancient female ruler

The discovery of the Lady of Cao's mummified remains in 2005 shattered the belief that the ancient Moche society was patriarchal.

05 Jul 2017 4:33 PM

He also said that there was a need to decide whether there should be a place for those who "relate themselves" to Mehmood Gaznavi, Allauddin Khilji, Babar and Aurangzeb. (Photo: PTI)

Need to expose those who distorted history: Yogi Adityanath

History was distorted for political purposes to divide society and it's not hidden, Adityanath said.

14 May 2017 3:30 PM

Kommune of shared passion

A community of storytellers believe oral narratives and human interaction could make the world a better place.

01 Mar 2017 12:09 AM

An ordinary life in a century of great change

In an interview, Anand talks about his book, and the process behind penning it.

08 Feb 2017 12:30 AM

His marks in other subjects like mathematics and Sanskrit were also average (Photo: PTI)

Vivekananda scored 46 to 57% in English at university

Born in the family of a rich lawyer, he was able to get pretty much the best available education.

08 Jan 2017 2:36 PM

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