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India’s longest Iron Age spear unearthed in Tamil Nadu, 8-feet-long weapon found in remarkably good condition after 5,300 years

OpIndia Staff - 28 January, 2026

Archaeologists in Tamil Nadu have unearthed a record-breaking eight-foot iron spear dating back to 3,345 BCE. Found at an Iron Age burial site near Tuticorin alongside gold objects, the find reveals advanced metallurgical skills and complex ritual practices in ancient India.

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Idol of Lord Narasimha and devotee Prahlada, said to be 1200 years old, identified in Qutub Minar complex: Here is what an archeologist said

OpIndia Staff - 18 May, 2022

Archaeologist Dharamveer Sharma identifies idol in Qutub Minar complex as that of Narasimha and Prahlad

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China: More than 30 viruses discovered frozen in over 14,000-year-old ice, most never seen before

OpIndia Staff - 22 July, 2021

Over 14,000 years old viruses discovered by scientists working in China. Majority were never seen before.

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Kanpur: FIR filed against three for selling Chicken Biryani from ancient Shiva temple, mayor orders recovery of all encroached temples in the city

OpIndia Staff - 28 May, 2021

FIR filed against Md Shiraz, Md Noor Alam and Md Farid for using platform of an ancient Shiva Temple to sell Chicken Biryani in Kanpur

Ancient Roman mosaic of a villa unearthed at a Vineyard in Northern Italy

OpIndia Staff - 27 May, 2020

The surveyors in the commune of Negrar di Valpolicella, which is in the north of Verona, have unearthed mosaic floor recently and also published images of the well-preserved tiles buried beneath the earth.

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