Binat Bibi Mosque: 568 year old mosque in Dhaka
At least three locations in the Bengal region – Chandraketugarh in West Bengal, Wari-Bateshwar north-east of Dhaka, and Mahasthangarh in Bogura – have found coins dated to approximately the same period or even older. These coins resembled those issued by the Maurya royal dynasty of Magadha, but were independent. There were four symbols instead of […]
As an alternative, the Vesuvius Challenge took high-resolution CT scans of four scrolls and offered one million dollars, among several prizes to encourage research on them. The prize-winning trio included Joseph Nader, a PhD student in Berlin, Luke Ferriter, a student and SpaceX trainee from Nebraska, and Swiss robotics student Julian Schilliger. The group used […]
A man examining a set of ancient footprints, believed to be left by anatomically modern humans (Homo sapiens) and dating back more than 100,000 years, covering an area of approximately 90 kilometers ( 55 miles) to the south were found along the coast in the Larache area. In Tangier in northern Morocco on February 5, […]
Since time immemorial, mankind has looked to the sky in search of answers to countless questions. It has looked to the stars in search of connections between the universe above and Earth. In the process, it witnessed endless cosmic events that enthralled mankind for thousands of years in the ancient past. Since its inception, Mother […]
Mawson shared the results of DNA and carbon dating tests he conducted on the “creatures” on social media and in his presentation. A Mexican scientist reviewed the results at the request of Reuters and concluded that they indicated normal life on Earth. Mawson told Reuters on Friday that the test results were not directly related […]
Stephan Schieffels, group leader of population genetics at Germany’s Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, told AFP he was “extremely skeptical” that researchers could account for the statistical uncertainty involved in such analyses. Schiefels said it would “never be possible” to use genomic analysis of modern humans to get an accurate number from that long […]
Though many archaeological sites have been destroyed in our country, Baliyati Zamindar Bari (palace) is still proudly announcing its presence. The palace was built 200 years ago on 5.88 acres of land in Baliyati village of Saturia Upazila in Manikganj district. The palace was inaugurated in about 1790. The seven buildings of the palace have […]
At one time it was believed that the ancient Siberians, who crossed the land bridge across the Bering Strait connecting modern-day Russia and Alaska, were the only ancestors of Native Americans. Recent research since the late 2000s has indicated that more diverse sources from Asia may be linked to a single ancient lineage responsible for […]
Yekuteli, the Israeli archaeologist, said “the most surprising thing” was that no one had written about the buried objects, and they were only discovered when excavations began. While Jewish tradition dictates that such texts are never destroyed, it is unusual to bury them at such sites. Artifacts discovered and carefully cataloged by the team include […]
“Hunting and killing these mammoths was part of Neanderthal subsistence activities at this site,” study co-author Will Robrocks told AFP. “This is the first clear evidence of elephant hunting early in human evolution,” said Robrocks, professor of archeology at Leiden University in the Netherlands. The study suggests that Neanderthals who lived in the area for […]
A team lead by archeologist Shahnaz Hossain has discovered two temples near the northern town Panchagarh. These temples are situated at sixteen kilometers away from the Panchagarh town. Archeologist Shahnaz Hossain has taken his PhD degree from India. His team has been doing excavation work since 2009. More excavation is needed to fully unearth these […]
