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Karnataka: Customs Dept hands over seized antiques to Archaeological Surve
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
In a statement, Customs informed that V. Usha, Chief Commissioner of Customs, Bengaluru handed over seized and confiscated antique items that include-Metal a Budhha image(broken), Wooden horserider, Wooden dolls and Face Mask (Metal) to Bipin Chandra, Superintending Archaeologist in Archaeol
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Chhattisgarh: Coins belonging to Magh rulers era recovered at Rewa village
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
"As the excavation started under the guidance of senior archaeologist A K Sharma, a stupa, gold coin, coins belonging to Magh rulers as well as other rulers were recovered, said deputy director of archaeology department Pratap Parakh," Pratap Parakh said.
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Woman walking on Israeli beach finds 3,000 year-old figurine
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
A 74-year-old woman strolling on Israel's Palmahim beach south of Tel Aviv found a 3,000-year-old figurine of an Egyptian goddess which she turned over to grateful archaeologists at the Israel Antiquities Authority.
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12,000-year-old flutes imitated bird calls, say archaeologists
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The remains of several flutes -- including one still intact -- discovered during an excavation in the Hula Valley in northern Israel date back to the Natufian period. Made from the wing bones of waterfowl, archaeologists believe they imitated the calls of predatory birds.
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'Indiana Jones 5' to hit Indian screens on this date
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Harrison Ford will reprise his longtime role as the adventurous archaeologist in the forthcoming film, which is directed by James Mangold and also stars Phoebe Waller-Bridge as Jones' goddaughter, Helena Shaw, and Mads Mikkelsen as the villain.
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2,000-Year-Old financial record unearthed on Jerusalem's pilgrimage road
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority uncovered a remarkable financial record dating back 2,000 years on the Pilgrimage Road in the City of David, Jerusalem's main thoroughfare during the Second Temple period.
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2,000-year-old financial record unearthed on Jerusalem's pilgrimage road
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The inscription, found on a small stone tablet engraved with letters and numbers, is believed to be a receipt or payment instruction related to commercial transactions during the Second Temple period
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Archaeologists in Peru find adolescent mummy wrapped in bundle
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The mummy was probably an adolescent and found in an underground tomb wrapped in a funerary bundle, along with ceramics, rope and bits of skin and hair.
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Pottery colours tell a lot about power of empires: Study
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Our use of colour to express who we are, where we come from, and what matters to us plays a significant role in our daily lives. Archaeologists have compared the hues on various pieces of prehistoric Peruvian pottery in a study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. The
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Taj Mahal gets Rs 1 crore water bill
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
ASI's Superintending Archaeologist (Agra circle) Raj Patel told ANI, "A notice for water tax and one for property tax has been issued. The property tax is around Rs 1.40 Lakh and the water tax is around Rs 1 crore".
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2,000 Year-Old Candle found by fourth-grade students excites Israeli archa
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The boys, Alon Cohen, Liam Atias and Rotem Livnet said they simply found the candle "sticking out of the ground" last week.
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Mummies with solid gold tongues discovered in Egypt!
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Egyptian archaeologists have found many mummies with solid-gold tongues in their mouths.
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