Archaeologists have uncovered what they believe to be the world’s oldest alphabet, predating previously known ancient scripts by centuries and suggesting a Middle Eastern origin, The New York Times reports. The groundbreaking discovery, dating back to around 2400 B.C., was made at
During its first Titanic expedition in more than ten years, a Georgia-based company with salvage rights to the historic shipwreck discovered a long-lost statue while documenting the ship’s natural deterioration this summer. The statue, a two-foot-tall (61 cm) ornate bronze replica of
According to recent research by scientists from the University of Edinburgh, the ancient pillars of Göbeklitepe, a Pre-Pottery Neolithic site in Turkey, may contain evidence of the world’s oldest lunisolar calendar. This discovery also implies that a devastating comet impact could have
The discovery of nearly 8,600-year-old bread in the Çatalhöyük Neolithic settlement, situated in the central Anatolian province of Konya, marks a remarkable find shedding light on early human culinary practices. Çatalhöyük stands as one of the earliest urban settlements globally and was
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