civilisation

Indus Civilisation people survived on a meat-heavy diet of of pork, beef and BUFFALO 4,500 years ago

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People of the Indus Valley civilisation who lived in what is now north-west India 4,000 years ago had a meat-heavy diet, new research indicates Analysis of pottery from the era reveals a preponderance of animal products, including pig, cattle, buffalo and goat meat as well as dairy. Scientists say people living in rural and urban sites … Read more

Indus Valley Civilisation was wiped out by climate change 3,300 years ago

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The Indus Valley civilisation was wiped out by climate change, a new study claims.  What caused the demise of the once-great civilisation is a long-standing mystery, but researchers tracking historical monsoon patterns may have found an answer.  It is thought the society, which existed at the same time as ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, thrived in … Read more

Maguire ‘yelled ‘F*** Greek police, f*** the Greek civilisation’ during his arrest, officer claims

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Harry Maguire yelled ‘F*** Greek police, f*** the Greek civilisation’ as police tried to detain him in Mykonos, one of the arresting officers has claimed.  The £85 million Manchester United centre-half was last week convicted of assaulting police and attempted bribery after officers arrived to break up a brawl outside a bar on the island … Read more

Hermit who raised his family away from civilisation continues to work on his house 40 years later

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A hermit revealed he still wanted to live and build his cabin in the woods in spite of having reached his seventies.  Robert Runyon, of East Arkansas, deeply impressed Ben Fogle with his craftsmanship and optimism two years ago when the adventurer and presenter had visited him in the woodlands, where he’s been living since … Read more

Two women stranded in Arctic hut 87 miles from civilisation amid coronavirus

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Two female researchers who have spent the last nine months in a remote cabin in the Arctic have now been left stranded there due to coronavirus.  Hilde Strom, 52, from Norway, and 59-year-old Canadian Sunniva Sorby have been surviving in a 215sq ft hut on the remote archipelago of Svalbard since August last year while … Read more

Minoa was the first civilisation in Europe. New research indicates it was overwhelmed by a volcano

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The boy struggled, but his hands were bound and the priest, a towering figure, was too strong. Pacing behind them with a 16-inch blade in one hand, the priestess was indifferent to the pleadings of the youth.  For miles they had walked, from the great city of Knossos, cradle of the Minoan civilisation, up into … Read more

Ancient tomb with skeletons of 72 members of extinct Canary Islands civilisation found by drone

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Amateur archaeologists have found the mummified ancient remains of 72 pre-Hispanic ‘Guanche’ natives in the holiday island of Gran Canaria. The remains, of 62 adults and 10 newborns, were found in the Valley of Guayadequeon on the island of Gran Canaria, part of the Spanish Canary Islands. Archaeologist Veronica Alberto and culture councillor Javier Velasco … Read more

Easter Island’s native civilisation had not collapsed when Europeans arrived

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Easter Island’s native civilisation was only destroyed AFTER European colonisers reached the isolated nation in 1770 and brought with them disease, slavery and murder A long-held theory claims the native society collapsed around 1600AD  But researchers now know this is not true and it flourished into the 18th century  When European settlers arrived on the … Read more