The Engrossing tale of Hampi, a city of incredible wealth The original capital of the Vijayanagara Empire in India was Hampi. A site of incredible wealth. The apparently invincible palace…
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Chronicles of Ajanta Caves from the 2nd century BCE to about 480 CE in Maharashtra
Chronicles of Ajanta Caves from the 2nd century BCE to about 480 CE in Maharashtra. A horseshoe-shaped group of rock-cut ancient temples, the Ajanta Caves, lies across the Wangorah River…
Kailash Temple, a 1200 years old Hindu temple, carved from a single rock in Ellora
Kailash Temple is the world’s largest monolithic masterpiece in Ellora, Maharashtra, India. The magnificent structure was carved by skilled craftsmen from a single piece of solid rock in a cave…
Archaeologists discover a sorcerer’s treasure trove of artifacts in Pompeii, dating back to 79 A.D
Archaeologists discover a sorcerer’s treasure trove of artifacts in Pompeii, dating back to 79 A.D Archaeological discoveries at Pompeii have found a hidden treasure of artifacts in past years, amongst…
The world oldest unsealed bottle of wine remains sealed since the 4th century
The world oldest unsealed bottle of wine remains sealed since the 4th century Contemporary historians have been discussing the future of the world’s oldest wine bottle, known as the Speyer…
Petrified Opal Tree Trunk, located in Arizona, around 225 million years old
Petrified Opal Tree Trunk, located in Arizona, around 225 million years old Arizona is one of the American states that we appear to associate with warm, high winds and desert,…
Researchers have found liquid blood in the carcass of an extinct foal in Siberian permafrost, which dates back to 42,000 years.
Researchers in Yakutsk, Siberia has been able to retrieve specimens of liquid blood from a 42,000-year-old foal found in the frozen ground called ‘permafrost’ back in 2018. Researchers in Yakutsk,…
Discovery of the ruined temple in the ancient sunken city of Heracleion, Egypt
Discovery of the ruined temple in the ancient sunken city of Heracleion, Egypt Archaeologists researching on an underwater diving project, stumbled over an ancient underwater temple claimed as Heracleion’s ‘Egyptian…
Nazi Operated Enigma Machine Retrieved In Baltic Sea
Nazi Operated Enigma Machine Retrieved In Baltic Sea Century’s long lost-quintessential mechanical encryption machine-the Enigma code machine was recovered in the cold Baltic Sea in Europe nearly 75 years after…
Under the surface of modern-day Dwarka, archaeologists have discovered a 9,000-year-old settlement
Under the surface of modern-day Dwarka, archaeologists have discovered a 9,000-year-old settlement Although many people believe that Ramayana and Mahabharata were merely mythological events and that it didn’t exist, various…