Dinosaur Footprints in Rajasthan, Jaisalmer

Dinosaur footprints in Rajasthan, India trace back to Pterosaurs or the flying dinosaurs which existed from the late Triassic to the end of the Cretaceous Period (228 to 66 million years ago). The area around Jaisalmer, Rajasthan … Read more

Nimrud Lens 3000 years old First Telescope

Nimrud lens or Layard lens is a 3000-year old piece of rock crystal, which was unearthed at the Assyrian palace of Nimrud, Iraq. Nimrud lens is slightly oval, and was roughly ground, perhaps on a lapidary wheel. … Read more

Etruscan God Typhon similar to Garuda & Hanuman

Etruscan civiliaztion existed with a distinct language and culture during the period of earliest European writing, in the Mediterranean Iron Age in the second half of the first millennium BCE. Most of Etruscan religion and mythology became … Read more