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Article: Earliest Jigsaw

Author:Kaushik Das Gupta Summary by:Sameer_Kak

Archaeologists have been trying to decode the Indus Valley symbols for decades... Read Summary

Published: October 3, 2009 Visits: 1 words : 600

Portuguese Relics

Author:Madhusree Chatterjee Summary by:Cmadhu

Two 16th century Portuguese forts and a Church in old Goa are being restored to preserve a slice of India's Portuguese history Read Summary

Published: June 16, 2009 Visits: 22 words : 900

World Heritage City

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Author:Madhusree Chatterjee Summary by:Cmadhu

Delhi is pushing for a World Heritage City Status. Read Summary

Published: June 12, 2009 Visits: 29 words : 900

Utility, Its Neo-Indian Architecture

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Author:Madhusree Chatterjee and Jay Akbar Summary by:Cmadhu

Modern Indian architecture is functional, minimal and clean Read Summary

Published: April 19, 2009 Visits: 160 words : 900

Cremation Urns

Author:Irena Cakareska Abstract by:irena5

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Published: November 19, 2008 Visits: 30 words : 300

Remains of Ice Age Rhinoceros Unearthed at Gloucestershire Water Park

Author:BBC News Abstract by:pratima avasthi

A five-year-old girl at a Gloucestershire water park has unearthed the remains of an Ice Age rhinoceros, which roamed the area about 50,000 years ago. Read Abstract

Published: November 6, 2008 Visits: 32 words : 300

1,700-Year-Old Golden Jewelry Discovered in Necropolis in Turkey

Author:Sabine Ladstatter Abstract by:pratima avasthi

Excavations at a necropolis in the ancient city of Ephesus in Turkey, have revealed 55 bodies and 18 pieces of 1,700-year-old golden jewelry. Read Abstract

Published: October 13, 2008 Visits: 62 words : 300

Archaeological Dig May Have Unearthed the City of Troy

Author:pratima Abstract by:pratima avasthi

Ancient Greek texts like "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" are revealing new secrets about the ancient world, the most prominent being the discovery of a Read Abstract

Published: September 29, 2008 Visits: 156 words : 600

Ancient Belt Buckle With Design of Sleeping Two-Hump Camel Unearthed I

Author:Press TV Abstract by:pratima avasthi

An ancient belt buckle with a design of a sleeping two-hump camel has been unearthed in a 3,000-year-old cemetery in northern Iran. Read Abstract

Published: September 29, 2008 Visits: 45 words : 300

Lost Jewish Capital Unearthed

Author:Dmitry Vasilyev Abstract by:pratima avasthi

A Russian archaeologist says he has found the lost capital of the Khazars, a powerful nation that adopted Judaism as its official religion more than 1 Read Abstract

Published: September 21, 2008 Visits: 18 words : 600