By Ashritha Raghavendra
May 13 , 2022
In 2003, scientists discovered the bones of a 3.5-foot-tall, 30-year-old female hominin. The exact place of ‘Homo floresiensis’ in the hominin's family tree (human ancestors) is still a mystery.
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Indonesia
This 10,000-year-old religious structure has floors made from polished limestone and stone pillars that predate Stonehenge by 6,000 years, breaking the belief that religion evolved after agriculture.
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Turkey
The terracotta army of China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang was discovered in 1974. It included warriors, chariots, horses, acrobats, and musicians and is believed to be a replica of the city of Xi'an.
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China
Believed to be the burial veil of Jesus Christ — the shroud has traces of blood and a darkened imprint of a man’s body. This was later declared a mediaeval forgery by scientists.
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France
Around 550 years ago, about 140 children and 200 llamas were ritualistically slain in an area known as Las Llamas in Peru.
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Peru
Research on an Egyptian mummy dating back 6,000 years shows that the body was embalmed intentionally — indicating that embalming existed long before the reign of the pharaohs.
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Egypt
Archaeologists discovered the 1900-year-old skeletal remains of a man with a nail through his heel. 12 more nails found around the skeleton made the remains rare evidence of Roman crucifixion.
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United Kingdom
The discovery of the Rosetta Stone was key to our understanding of hieroglyphs. Found by the Napoleon army, the slab has inscriptions in Greek, Demotic, and hieroglyphs.
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Egypt