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5,000-Year-Old Relics Discovered in Iraq Suggest a Mysterious Early Government Collapse
A recent study on 5,000-year-old clay bowls discovered in Iraq provides evidence of early governance systems in Mesopotamia. Excavations at Shakhi Kora revealed artifacts and structures associated with centralised labour management, including beveled-rim bowls thought to be used for distributing meals in return for work. Researchers suggest the sit...
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Researchers Find Evidence of the Oldest Alphabetic Writing in Human History in Syria
Clay cylinders bearing alphabetic inscriptions have been discovered in a 2400 BCE tomb at Tell Umm-el Marra, Syria. The find challenges prior beliefs about the origin and timeline of alphabetic writing, previously thought to have emerged around 1900 BCE in Egypt. The artefacts, unearthed by Johns Hopkins University researchers, include Early Bronze...
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Shanghai Museum's 'Meow Night' Draws Crowds With Ancient Egyptian Cat Relics
Shanghai Museum has pulled in crowds this summer for an exhibition of ancient Egyptian relics including cat statues and other feline imagery, which on Saturday nights allows up to 200 visitors to bring along their own four-legged friends.
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Scientists Find Fossils Of Giant 'Sea Monster' That Lived 80 Million Years Ago
Possible relics of an ancient sea monster are among the treasure trove that Cyclone Gabrielle's floodwaters uncovered.
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Dwayne Johnson Partners With Disney to Announce a Moana Live-Action Remake
Disney has teamed up with Dwayne Johnson to develop a live-action remake of the 2016 animated movie Moana. As per The Hollywood Reporter, Johnson plans to reprise his role as Maui, the demigod of the wind and sea. The film is currently in early development with no director at the helm. Beau Flynn, who wrote the original film is back on board to wri...
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600 BC Coins, Ancient Weapons, Sikh Relics In Punjab Man's Rare Collection
A 52-year-old man from Punjab possesses a rare collection of more than 80,000 coins belonging to several rulers going back to 600 BC, handwritten manuscripts, and ancient weapons which he has collected over the years.
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France Returns Around 450 Ancient Relics To Pakistan
France on Tuesday handed over to Pakistan nearly 450 ancient relics, some dating as far back as 4,000 BC, seized by French customs agents over a decade ago.
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Laughing at the Google+ Bug? You're Making a Big Mistake.
The idea that Google+ is some ancient relic of a bygone era is not relevant.
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More Than 14,000 Relics Salvaged From Ancient Chinese Ship
More than 14,000 relics have been retrieved so far from an ancient cargo ship after it was salvaged from the South China Sea in late 2007, according to Chinese archaeologists.
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Ancient Egyptian statue in UK museum moves on its own
Curse of the spinning statue! In some eerie news, a 4,000-year-old Egyptian statue has puzzled curators at Manchester museum after the relic started to mysteriously spin 180 degrees on its own.
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Historical Dastgeer Sahib shrine in Srinagar gutted in blaze
A fire broke out at the more than century old shrine of Dastgeer Sahib in the Khanyar area of Srinagar. Fire tenders have been rushed to the spot to bring the blaze under control at the shrine that is mostly made up of wood. However ancient relics of the saint, housed in the Shrine have been saved and retrieved. Officials say since they were kept i...
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5,000-Year-Old Relics Discovered in Iraq Suggest a Mysterious Early Government Collapse
A recent study on 5,000-year-old clay bowls discovered in Iraq provides evidence of early governance systems in Mesopotamia. Excavations at Shakhi Kora revealed artifacts and structures associated with centralised labour management, including beveled-rim bowls thought to be used for distributing meals in return for work. Researchers suggest the sit...
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Researchers Find Evidence of the Oldest Alphabetic Writing in Human History in Syria
Clay cylinders bearing alphabetic inscriptions have been discovered in a 2400 BCE tomb at Tell Umm-el Marra, Syria. The find challenges prior beliefs about the origin and timeline of alphabetic writing, previously thought to have emerged around 1900 BCE in Egypt. The artefacts, unearthed by Johns Hopkins University researchers, include Early Bronze...
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Shanghai Museum's 'Meow Night' Draws Crowds With Ancient Egyptian Cat Relics
Shanghai Museum has pulled in crowds this summer for an exhibition of ancient Egyptian relics including cat statues and other feline imagery, which on Saturday nights allows up to 200 visitors to bring along their own four-legged friends.
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Scientists Find Fossils Of Giant 'Sea Monster' That Lived 80 Million Years Ago
Possible relics of an ancient sea monster are among the treasure trove that Cyclone Gabrielle's floodwaters uncovered.
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Dwayne Johnson Partners With Disney to Announce a Moana Live-Action Remake
Disney has teamed up with Dwayne Johnson to develop a live-action remake of the 2016 animated movie Moana. As per The Hollywood Reporter, Johnson plans to reprise his role as Maui, the demigod of the wind and sea. The film is currently in early development with no director at the helm. Beau Flynn, who wrote the original film is back on board to wri...
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600 BC Coins, Ancient Weapons, Sikh Relics In Punjab Man's Rare Collection
A 52-year-old man from Punjab possesses a rare collection of more than 80,000 coins belonging to several rulers going back to 600 BC, handwritten manuscripts, and ancient weapons which he has collected over the years.
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France Returns Around 450 Ancient Relics To Pakistan
France on Tuesday handed over to Pakistan nearly 450 ancient relics, some dating as far back as 4,000 BC, seized by French customs agents over a decade ago.
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Laughing at the Google+ Bug? You're Making a Big Mistake.
The idea that Google+ is some ancient relic of a bygone era is not relevant.
-
More Than 14,000 Relics Salvaged From Ancient Chinese Ship
More than 14,000 relics have been retrieved so far from an ancient cargo ship after it was salvaged from the South China Sea in late 2007, according to Chinese archaeologists.
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Ancient Egyptian statue in UK museum moves on its own
Curse of the spinning statue! In some eerie news, a 4,000-year-old Egyptian statue has puzzled curators at Manchester museum after the relic started to mysteriously spin 180 degrees on its own.
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Historical Dastgeer Sahib shrine in Srinagar gutted in blaze
A fire broke out at the more than century old shrine of Dastgeer Sahib in the Khanyar area of Srinagar. Fire tenders have been rushed to the spot to bring the blaze under control at the shrine that is mostly made up of wood. However ancient relics of the saint, housed in the Shrine have been saved and retrieved. Officials say since they were kept i...
