UP court allows ASI to survey disputed site of Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Gyanvapi Mosque complex

A petitioner sought possession of the land on which the mosque stood, claiming Aurangzeb had pulled down a portion of the temple to build it.

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· Apr 08, 2021 · 05:49 pm

Pakistan declares ancient Hindu religious site Panj Tirath to be national heritage

The name has its origins in the five pools of water that are part of the site, which also has a temple.

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· Jan 04, 2019 · 01:37 pm

Mapping cropmarks from the air: Dry summer yields a rich harvest of archaeological finds in the UK

Not visible from the ground, these ancient landscapes are easily recognised in fields of growing crops from the air.

Peter Halkon, The Conversation

· Aug 22, 2018 · 09:30 pm

Mohenjodaro was likely the world’s largest settlement of its time, finds latest analysis of cores

A fresh study of cores drilled in the Sindh region found ‘portions of the settlement buried beneath many metres of flood deposit’.

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· Mar 30, 2018 · 07:19 pm

Archaeologists to excavate site where locals claim Duryodhana tried to kill the Pandavas: Report

The Archaeological Survey of India has approved the excavation in the area in Uttar Pradesh after requests from local historians.

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· Nov 02, 2017 · 12:18 pm

The jaw-dropping things we can learn about our ancestors from their teeth

Diet and disease leave characteristic marks on our teeth which can reman for millions of years.

Ian Towle, The Conversation

· Sep 02, 2017 · 11:30 pm