Ancient Treasures
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Scientists think they have discovered ancient dinosaur DNA – but there are reasons to be sceptical
It’s possible that the samples being studied actually came from modern microbes.
Michael J Benton, The Conversation
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Video: Could this flooded cave shed new light on the ancient Maya civilization?
This 347-km flooded cave was discovered in Mexico and it could uncover new insights into the ancient Maya civilization
Reuters
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Archaeologists find 9,000-year-old human remains, animal bones in Mexican cave
The discovery could help shed new light on the ancient Maya civilisation.
Scroll Staff
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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Why Calcutta HC struck down 25,000 teachers’ appointments and how it could impact the election
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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Ancient bones could have come from man who inspired Santa Claus legend, says new study
Researchers have radiocarbon dated bones believed to be from Saint Nicholas and found it is from the 4th century AD – the time he reportedly died.
Scroll Staff
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Ancient Indian text shows the zero is 500 years older than previously thought, says study
The new manuscript predates the ninth-century inscription of the digit found on the wall of a temple in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.
Scroll Staff
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What explains the backlash to the idea that Greek art inspired China’s Terracotta Army
Mitochondrial DNA tests on human remains from Xinjiang, suggested the presence of “Westerners” in China as early as the third century BC.
Johanna Hanink, The Conversation & Felipe Rojas Silva, The Conversation
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat