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2,000-Year-Old Gold Ring With Ancient Indian Brahmi Script Found In Thailand
The other ring found with the same skeletal remains is a plain gold ring without any pattern.
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Archaeotourism: India's Ancient Past May Be Its Newest Travel Trend
Archaeotourism transforms history from a classroom subject into a lived experience.
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World's Oldest Manmade Structure In Greece, Shut To Tourists For 10 Years, Is Open Again
There are places you visit for photographs. There are places you visit for food. And then there are places you visit because they change how you see yourself in the long story of humanity. Theopetra Cave is that third kind.
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Konkan's 12,000-Year-Old Petroglyphs Reveal A Lost World Through Rare Traces Of Stone-Age Art
The petroglyphs provide insight into the ecological history and worship rituals of the Konkan region
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Archaeologists Find Microplastic Contamination In Ancient Remains
The findings highlight the pervasiveness of plastic pollution, reaching even into the seemingly untouched layers of the past.
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Several Old Monuments, Sites "Under Encroachment": Centre Tells Lok Sabha
At least two people were killed in Bangladesh Monday after mortar shells fired from Myanmar during clashes there landed in a village across the border, police said.
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Wildfire Rages Near Greek Ruins Of Bronze Age Site Of Mycenae
A wildfire raged near the ruins of the Bronze Age site of Mycenae in Greece on Sunday, prompting the evacuation of visitors to the archeological site.
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Budget 2020: 5 Archaeological Sites To Be Developed With Museums
Five iconic archaeological sites located across five states will be developed with on-site museums, announced Union finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during the presentation of Union budget 2020 today.
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Who's Your Mummy? Genetic Secrets Of Ancient Egypt Unwrapped
DNA from mummies found at a site once known for its cult to the Egyptian god of the afterlife is unwrapping intriguing insight into the people of ancient Egypt, including a surprise discovery that they had scant genetic ties to sub-Saharan Africa.
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India's Nalanda Among 9 New Cultural Sites Added To World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee on Friday added nine new cultural sites, including India's Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara, to the prestigious World Heritage List.
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The Islamic State Isn't the Only Group Looting Syrian Archaeological Sites
The Islamic State's looting of important archaeological sites in Syria has been well-documented over the past year, with the damage caused to ancient cities like Palmyra causing anger and outrage around the world. Unfortunately, attempts to assess the damage caused to these sites and others like them has been limited due to the conflict and chaos t...
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100 Million Year Old Dinosaur Fossils Found in Australia
Fossils of a dinosaur dating back more than 100 million years have been found at an Australian archaeological site first explored in the 1930s.
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Syria Archaeological Sites Looted 'on Industrial Scale': UNESCO
Archaeological sites in Syria are being looted "on an industrial scale" and the proceeds from the plunder are funding Islamic State extremists, the head of UNESCO warned on Wednesday.
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Israeli Porcupine Unearths 1,400-Year-Old Lamp
A porcupine who dug his burrow at an Israeli site rich with ancient treasures unearthed a 1,400-year-old ceramic lamp, the Israeli antiquities authority said Wednesday.
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Jihadis Destroy Ancient Mosque in Mosul: Iraqis
Islamic extremist militants blew up a revered Muslim shrine traditionally said to be the burial place of the Prophet Jonah in Iraq's second-largest city, Mosul, yesterday, residents of the city said.
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2,000-Year-Old Gold Ring With Ancient Indian Brahmi Script Found In Thailand
The other ring found with the same skeletal remains is a plain gold ring without any pattern.
-
Archaeotourism: India's Ancient Past May Be Its Newest Travel Trend
Archaeotourism transforms history from a classroom subject into a lived experience.
-
World's Oldest Manmade Structure In Greece, Shut To Tourists For 10 Years, Is Open Again
There are places you visit for photographs. There are places you visit for food. And then there are places you visit because they change how you see yourself in the long story of humanity. Theopetra Cave is that third kind.
-
Konkan's 12,000-Year-Old Petroglyphs Reveal A Lost World Through Rare Traces Of Stone-Age Art
The petroglyphs provide insight into the ecological history and worship rituals of the Konkan region
-
Archaeologists Find Microplastic Contamination In Ancient Remains
The findings highlight the pervasiveness of plastic pollution, reaching even into the seemingly untouched layers of the past.
-
Several Old Monuments, Sites "Under Encroachment": Centre Tells Lok Sabha
At least two people were killed in Bangladesh Monday after mortar shells fired from Myanmar during clashes there landed in a village across the border, police said.
-
Wildfire Rages Near Greek Ruins Of Bronze Age Site Of Mycenae
A wildfire raged near the ruins of the Bronze Age site of Mycenae in Greece on Sunday, prompting the evacuation of visitors to the archeological site.
-
Budget 2020: 5 Archaeological Sites To Be Developed With Museums
Five iconic archaeological sites located across five states will be developed with on-site museums, announced Union finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during the presentation of Union budget 2020 today.
-
Who's Your Mummy? Genetic Secrets Of Ancient Egypt Unwrapped
DNA from mummies found at a site once known for its cult to the Egyptian god of the afterlife is unwrapping intriguing insight into the people of ancient Egypt, including a surprise discovery that they had scant genetic ties to sub-Saharan Africa.
-
India's Nalanda Among 9 New Cultural Sites Added To World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee on Friday added nine new cultural sites, including India's Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara, to the prestigious World Heritage List.
-
The Islamic State Isn't the Only Group Looting Syrian Archaeological Sites
The Islamic State's looting of important archaeological sites in Syria has been well-documented over the past year, with the damage caused to ancient cities like Palmyra causing anger and outrage around the world. Unfortunately, attempts to assess the damage caused to these sites and others like them has been limited due to the conflict and chaos t...
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100 Million Year Old Dinosaur Fossils Found in Australia
Fossils of a dinosaur dating back more than 100 million years have been found at an Australian archaeological site first explored in the 1930s.
-
Syria Archaeological Sites Looted 'on Industrial Scale': UNESCO
Archaeological sites in Syria are being looted "on an industrial scale" and the proceeds from the plunder are funding Islamic State extremists, the head of UNESCO warned on Wednesday.
-
Israeli Porcupine Unearths 1,400-Year-Old Lamp
A porcupine who dug his burrow at an Israeli site rich with ancient treasures unearthed a 1,400-year-old ceramic lamp, the Israeli antiquities authority said Wednesday.
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Jihadis Destroy Ancient Mosque in Mosul: Iraqis
Islamic extremist militants blew up a revered Muslim shrine traditionally said to be the burial place of the Prophet Jonah in Iraq's second-largest city, Mosul, yesterday, residents of the city said.
