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Barabar Caves of Bihar: India’s 2,300-year-old rock cut marvel that still puzzles archaeologists
11+ hour, 7+ min ago (19+ words) organiser.org...
Beneath a court in England, a smartphone's glow reveals an 800-year-old castle wall
38+ min ago (339+ words) "I could immediately tell that a large section of wall in the gloom ahead was totally different." Beneath a courthouse in northwest England, archaeologists made an unexpected find in a shadowy passageway: using nothing more than a smartphone flashlight, they…...
Ancient language diversity peaked before expanding empires began a long global decline | Archaeology News Online Magazine
53+ min ago (554+ words) Around 7,500 languages are spoken or signed across the world today. A new study suggests this number is far lower than in the past. Researchers estimate Earth held tens of thousands of languages between 3,000 and 1,000 years ago before a long period…...
Ordering Knowledge in Early Christian Studies | The Journal of Ecclesiastical History
2+ hour, 8+ min ago (560+ words) Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 May 2026 3 Neither can a review be comprehensive: in what follows examples have been chosen randomly as illustrative and not as exceptional. 4 Jeff Loveland, The European encyclopedia: from 1650 to the twenty-first century, Cambridge 2019, ch. v. 5 This…...
UNESCO lists Sebastia as World Heritage site in danger amid Israeli land seizure plan
13+ hour, 42+ min ago (458+ words) Sebastia, Palestine. UNESCO has added Sebastia in the occupied West Bank to its World Heritage List and List of World Heritage in Danger, drawing praise from Palestinian officials and condemnation from Israel. UNESCO added Sebastia to both lists on Friday,…...
Historic sultanates: Six ancient Comoros medinas join UNESCO's heritage list
4+ hour, 40+ min ago (446+ words) UNESCO on Saturday added six centuries-old medinas in the Comoros -- once historic sultanates along Indian Ocean trading routes -- to its World Heritage List, raising hopes for their preservation. The ancient cities of palaces, mosques, public squares and narrow streets, some…...
Sarnath inscribed as India’s 45th UNESCO World Heritage Site
5+ hour ago (168+ words) India’s ancient Buddhist site of Sarnath in Uttar Pradesh was officially inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List on Saturday, becoming the country’s 45th world heritage site. The decision was finalised during the 48th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee held…...
2,000 feet down off Norway, a 275-year-old shipwreck holds untouched Chinese porcelain
3+ hour, 27+ min ago (515+ words) "I'm now looking forward to learning more about the ship's history." An 18th-century shipwreck discovered off Norway nearly 2,000 feet down appears to still hold rows of Chinese porcelain in their original stacks, preserving an unusually clear trace of a vanished…...
Deciphering the 364-Day Calendar: New Study Solves a Dead Sea Scrolls Mystery
2+ hour, 34+ min ago (96+ words) The cave at Qumran where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered. (Effi Schweizer/Public domain) This rapprochement likely enabled the sect to quietly relinquish their flawed calendar and adopt the more practical one used at the Temple, while retaining the…...
New DNA Study Challenges Christopher Columbus’ Genoese Origins
2+ hour, 20+ min ago (363+ words) New genetic research is raising fresh questions about the origins of Christopher Columbus, offering a possible link to a noble lineage in northwestern Spain. The findings introduce scientific data into a centuries-old debate over the birthplace of the famed explorer,…...