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Yonaguni - Ancient Underwater City Dwarka, India - 12,000 Year Old City of Lord Krishna Found - *Full* Link Removed Link Removed

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CAIRO -- Archaeologists unearthed one of the largest statues found to date of a powerful ancient Egyptian pharaoh at his mortuary temple in the southern city of Luxor, the country's antiquities authority announced Tuesday. The 13 meter (42 foot) tall statue of Amenhotep III was one of a pair...

Battlefield, scene of the death of King Richard III. Unearthed in a garden in nearby Earl Shilton, it was dated as possibly 15th-century and judged to be of a type made for a person of high rank. It now has pride of place in the courtyard of the prestigious Battlefield Visitors Centre. Not bad...

Modern technology may be the key to unlock hidden secrets about an ancient monument: Stonehenge. Researchers are using lasers to scan the nearly three dozen stones, or megaliths, that make up the famous circular complex on the Salisbury Plain of southern England. Stonehenge in High...

Ancient human bones found in an English cave not only show signs of cannibalism but also seem to have served another gruesome role: providing the raw material for so-called "skull cups." These skulls-turned-goblets may have been used as vessels for blood, food or potent drinks during rituals...

Two artificial big toes from ancient Egypt may be the world's oldest prosthetic body parts, according to new research. The toes date back more than 2,000 years and were found in the ancient Egyptian city of Thebes, according to research published in the journal Lancet. One of the toes...

Link Removed due to 404 Error ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) – Russian authorities have confiscated three tonnes of mammoth tusks from a criminal gang which tried to smuggle them out of the country. The court office of the northern city of St. Petersburg said on Thursday that it had...

Link Removed Link Removed - Invalid URL A TDP archaeologist recording one of the Mesolithic timbers at low tide. Photo: Nathalie Cohen

Link Removed - Invalid URL You often felt probably tired from all the stress of city life and wanted to get away from it all. You naturally look for a remote place, where no one can disturb you from your holiday. The following places have inspired writers for generations, have been the...