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The saga of the Piltdown man, archaeology’s biggest fraud!

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The saga of the Piltdown man, archaeology’s biggest fraud!

For more than 40 years; 40 years, the Piltdown skull bones fooled the archaeological science establishment. Once, it had been the most spectacular discovery filling ‘the missing link’ between modern humans and our ape-like ancestors. An awaited solution to Darwin’s evolution of species. Oh dear fooleries, fascinating and bitter, whom shall your tales befriend but…

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TNSDA completes the first phase of underwater survey off the Poompuhar coast

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TNSDA completes the first phase of underwater survey off the Poompuhar coast

TNSDA archaeologists and a four-member team of trained divers from the Indian Maritime University took part in the survey, which was carried out off the coast between Thirumullaivasal and Neithavasal. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Tamil Nadu State Department of Archaeology (TNSDA) has concluded the first phase of an underwater archaeological survey off the…

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In Pompeii, archaeologists find children’s sketches of gladiators

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In Pompeii, archaeologists find children’s sketches of gladiators

Gabriel Zuchtriegel, director of the Pompeii Archaeological Park. File | Photo Credit: AFP Archaeologists in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii near the city of Naples have uncovered charcoal sketches drawn by children as young as six years old, depicting possibly violent fights they may have witnessed. The sketches of gladiator stick figures were discovered…

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Zambia find shows humans have built with wood for 476,000 years

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Zambia find shows humans have built with wood for 476,000 years

Researchers uncover wooden artefacts on the banks of the Kalambo River in Zambia, near where the oldest-known use of wood in construction was found, in this handout image taken in July 2019. | Photo Credit: Reuters Along the banks of the Kalambo River in Zambia near Africa’s second-highest waterfall, archaeologists have excavated two logs of…

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Archaeologists unearth 3,000-year-old priestly tomb in northern Peru

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Archaeologists unearth 3,000-year-old priestly tomb in northern Peru

Archaeologists of the Pacopampa Archaeological Venture stock items of pottery of a three,000-year-old tomb which they consider may have honoured an elite spiritual chief within the Andean nation some 3 millennia in the past, in Pacopampa, Peru August 26, 2023. | Photograph Credit score: Reuters Archaeologists in northern Peru have unearthed a three,000-year-old tomb which…

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