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Remains of rice and mung beans help solve a Madagascan mystery (University of Oxford)

Edit Public Technologies 31 May 2016
To date, archaeological research has identified human settlements in Madagascar that belong to the first millennium ... They examined residues obtained from sediments in the archaeological layers, using a system of sieves and water ... numerous esteemed linguists who had argued for the exact thing we seemed to seeing in the Comorian archaeological record....

Seminar on recent digs throws light on advanced farming practices in state

Edit The Times of India 31 May 2016
Many such interesting facts came to light during some recent excavations at various archaeological sites in the state ... It also showed that people who lived here were quite advanced in their lifestyle, culture, farming and hunting pattern of the settlers, said Jiban Patnaik, head of the excavation wing of the Archaeological Society of India (ASI), Bhubaneswar region, Jiban Patnaik....

Expressway works bringing Kapiti Coast’s history to life

Edit Scoop 31 May 2016
Over 200 new archaeological sites uncovered as part of the Mackays to Peka Peka (M2PP) Expressway works are providing fascinating insights into the Kāpiti Coast’s history ... ....

Cars 3 Will Introduce This New Character To Help Lightning McQueen

Edit Cinema Blend 31 May 2016
In case you'd forgotten, Disney / Pixar is, indeed, hard at work on bringing the movie-going public the sequel they've been clamoring for ... The new character was revealed during a recent piece in USA Today, as they were covering the first details we've heard about Cars 3's storyline. Apparently, a rookie's upset victory causes Lightning McQueen to go back to the drawing board, in order to become a victor yet again....

Army accused of shifting artefacts from Belagavi fort

Edit The Times of India 30 May 2016
Deputy commissioner N Jayaram, who came to know about it, has directed army officials not to shift more artefacts till further orders as they come under the purview of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) ... According to sources, one of the residents of the locality had foiled a similar attempt by the Army in 1995....

Bone study to shed light on ancestors

Edit Otago Daily Times 30 May 2016
The Central Otago District Council (CODC) last year declined to make a Scientific Archaeological Authority application that would have allowed Otago University researchers to undertake forensic analysis of some unmarked graves in the area, starting with the Moa Creek (Ida Valley) cemetery....

Koyikkal Palace to be reopened

Edit The Hindu 30 May 2016
The century-old naalukettu-shaped Koyikkal Palace at Nedumangad, which houses one of the biggest folklore museums and numismatic collection centres in the State, will be re-opened after undergoing structural as well as design changes. The Archaeology Department plans to open the museum, which has been remaining out of bounds for the public for more than a year, by June-end or early July. Director of Archaeology Department G....

2 Indian naval ships start five-day visit to Vietnam

Edit Topix 30 May 2016
Photo taken on May 30, 2016 shows an Indian naval ship at Cam Ranh international seaport in Khanh Hoa province, Vietnam. Two Indian naval ships, INS Satpura and INS Kirch, on Monday docked at Cam Ranh international seaport in Vietnam's south central coastal Khanh Hoa province, starting a five-day visit to Vietnam ... ....

Ancient crops provide clue to Madagascar’s past (The University of Queensland)

Edit Public Technologies 30 May 2016
The University of Queensland-led international study has uncovered the first direct archaeological evidence that Madagascar was colonised by a Southeast Asian community ... 'The remains were obtained through archaeological excavations at 18 ancient settlement sites in Madagascar, the Comoros and coastal eastern Africa dating back to the 7 to 12 centuries....

13th century pillar may solve mystery of 'Meepozhi Nadu'

Edit The Times of India 30 May 2016
A stone pillar dating to 13th century CE, found near Gandarvakottai in Pudukkottai district, could finally unravel the mystery about the existence of 'Meepozhi Nadu' around Pudukkottai, says an archaeology enthusiast ... An archaeology enthusiast, Manikandan was the first who went along with his team to interpret the Tamil script in the pillar....

Rice and mung beans as archaeological sources (Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften eV)

Edit Public Technologies 30 May 2016
By analyzing the remains of ancient crops preserved in archaeological sediments, an international research team, including Max Planck director Nicole Boivin, has provided the first on-the-ground clues for this missing component of Madagascar's past ... The remains were obtained through archaeological excavations at 18 ancient settlement sites in Madagascar, the Comoros and coastal eastern Africa....

Rare tusker engraving found in Tumakuru

Edit The Hindu 30 May 2016
Ramadasa Reddy, who spotted the stone carving on the right side of a temple on a hillock in the village, told The Hindu that the stone engraving, based on the opinions drawn from archaeology experts, was believed to be of the Chalcolithic Age (1400 BC to 800 BC) or Early Megalithic Period (1000 BC to 500 BC) ... Reddy, stone drawings of elephants had been previously found in Kurugodu, Brahmagiri, Holalooru and Ankola....

Historians break down Uncharted 4

Edit Gamasutra 30 May 2016
Historians Bob Whitaker and Christopher Heaney discuss Uncharted 4. Topics included archaeology versus grave robbing, the real Nathan Drake/Indiana Jones, the meaning of treasure, and traps in tombs ... ....
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