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According to what we know, the push bike was invented in the late 19th century – just 200 years ago.

But a bombshell finding inside the Panchavarnaswamy Temple in India may prove ancient societies were much more advanced than we thought.

The Hindu place of worship was built in the 7th century and is still used regularly today.

But one man discovered something incredible while scaling the building.

(Image: PRAVEEN MOHAN)

Praveen Mohan, who runs YouTube channel Phenomenal Travel Videos stumbled across what he believes to be an old Indian riding a bike.

In his video he says: “We can see the handlebars and the man is in a sitting position on a saddle.

“One of his feet is clearly on a peddle if you look closely and there are two pedals.

“There is absolutely no doubt about this.”

The clip was shared on his channel yesterday, where it has already racked up nearly 50,000 hits.

And viewers were stunned.

One comment read: “Someone is going to have to admit that ancient societies were more advanced than we thought.”

Another added: “We are not inventing anything in this world, rather just re-inventing old forgotten technology."

And a third claimed: “This changes everything – what an amazing find.”