13+ hour, 18+ min ago   (205+ words) Light Detection and Ranging, or LiDAR, is a remote-sensing technique that uses laser pulses to measure distances and create high-resolution terrain models. Geographic Information System mapping, remote sensing, and Ground Penetrating Radar are used in archaeology to identify subsurface features,…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (295+ words) GK Today - UNESCO Adds Mount Olympus, D-Day Beaches to World Heritage List UNESCO added Mount Olympus in Greece and the D-Day Landing Beaches in northern France to the World Heritage List on 26 July 2026. The decision was taken at the 48th session…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (239+ words) Thailand’s Fine Arts Department announced the discovery of two Indian gold rings, each about 2,000 years old, at the Don Yai Thong archaeological site in Phetchaburi province in western Thailand. One ring carries an inscription in ancient Brahmi script, and the…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (320+ words) Fossils dating back nearly 15 million years were discovered near Baripada in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district on 18 June 2026. The find includes shark teeth, shark vertebrae, fish bones, mollusc shells, and microscopic marine organisms from the Baripada Fossil Bed along the Budhabalanga river....

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (315+ words) GK Today - ASI Finds Ancient Inscriptions in Nallamala Tiger Reserve The Epigraphy Branch of the Archaeological Survey of India documented and copied 25 ancient inscriptions in the Nallamala Tiger Reserve Forest as part of an epigraphical survey completed on 13 June 2026. The…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (243+ words) Archaeologists announced a prehistoric cave in northern Israel near Fureidis, south of Haifa and close to the Zikhron Ya’akov interchange, on 11–12 June 2026. The cave dates to between 400,000 and 250,000 years ago and belongs to the Acheulo-Yabrudian culture of the late Lower…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (216+ words) The archaeological site in Hazaribag district of Jharkhand has yielded evidence of a layered settlement in the Mohane river basin in Chauparan block. The site includes villages such as Dehar, Sohra, Mangarh, and Hathinder, where artefacts have been recovered during…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (244+ words) Archaeological structures dating to about 9,000 years ago have been identified beneath Lake Huron in North America. The sites belong to the Paleoindian and early Archaic periods and lie on the Alpena-Amberley Ridge, a former land bridge between north-east Michigan and…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (389+ words) In a major step towards preserving India’s ancient cultural heritage, the foundation stone of the country’s first Petroglyph Conservation Park was laid in Ladakh on 19 April 2026, coinciding with World Heritage Day. Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena inaugurated the project on…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (326+ words) A major archaeological survey in Greece has uncovered over 200 ancient sites, offering insights into nearly 6,000 years of continuous human activity. Conducted in the Eretrian plain region of Evia, the discovery highlights the long-standing rural and economic networks that sustained communities…...