How did people write before fountain pens? They used to have a quill pen, whose edge was sharpened. This edge was dipped in ink and…
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Category: History
Ancient Figurines Found at Pompei
Report by Alekhya Chavan Ever wondered what happened to an ancient city near Naples, Italy, that got buried by a huge volcano called Mount Vesuvius…
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Archaeologists find 3,000-year-old geoglyph in Telangana, India
Report by Alekhya Chavan An ancient geoglyph, dating back to 1,000 BCE, has been unearthed in Telangana, India. What’s a Geoglyph? A geoglyph is like…
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Wine Jars discovered in the tomb of Merit Eith
Report by Drishti Baheti An expedition team consisting of German and Egyptian archaeologists unearthed a trove of hundreds of well-preserved wine jars in the tomb…
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Know Your World: Buland Darwaza
Feature by Aditi Kumaria Hingu Buland Darwaza (“Strong Door or Gate of Magnificence”), was built in 1601 AD by the Mughal Emperor Akbar to commemorate…
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4,000-year-old Pyramid from the Bronze Age discovered in Kazakhstan
Inputs by Prashasti Kulkarni A team of archaeologists from the LN Gumilyov Eurasian National University uncovered a 4,000 year old pyramid of the Bronze Age,…
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A glimpse into the past of Ba’ja
Inputs by Alekhya Chavan Get ready and hold on tight, like when you’re getting ready for an exciting ride to be transported back in time…
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Discovery of the Great Public Bath in August Eme
Report by Drishti Baheti A remarkable discovery has been made in the city of Mérida, Spain. Archaeologists have uncovered a well-preserved public bath area from…
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2,000-Year-Old Spice Remains Found in Vietnam’s Grinding Stones
We all know that when two products come in contact, they retain microscopic traces of each other. The entire science of forensics is based on…
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Glass Cargo on a 2000 year old Roman ship – A rare find
Inputs by Alekhya Chavan In 2012, a shipwreck (a ship that has been destroyed, or sunk in a body of water) called Capo Corso 2…
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