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LASCAUX CAVES
In 1940, a boy chased his dog into a tree hole and discovered a hidden cave containing 17,000-year-old paintings that stunned the worldDiscovered in 1940 by a teenager in France, the Lascaux Cave Paintings, a breathtaking collection of prehistoric art, were sealed for mille...
Behind the barriers: Myths and mysteries of 10 forbidden places on EarthThe world holds many mysterious places. These locations are inaccessible due to danger, secrecy, or preservation. Svalbard Global Seed Vaul...
World's 7 forbidden places. One of them lies in IndiaFrom secret military zones to tribal territories and disaster-proof seed vaults, several locations worldwide remain off-limits to the publi...
Sacred and forbidden: 5 mysterious places you can't visitDiscover five sacred yet forbidden places shrouded in mystery. From Vatican’s secret archives to India’s untouched North Sentinel Island, e...
A history of globalisation on horsebackThe animal has been part of Western imagination since Paleolithic humans painted the Lascaux caves around 20,000 years ago
What happened that Tibetan Plateau's Denisovans became extinct after surviving for more than 100,000 years?A study conducted by archeologists has found that the Tibetan Plateau's Denisovans thrived before Homo sapiens. China's Chang'e-6 returned ...
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Prehistoric Lascaux caves that were off-limits can now be explored, thanks to VR headsetsPeople can take a 45-min virtual tour through the 235 metre-long cave network from July 8.
PM Modi's France trip: Agenda to go beyond civil nuclear talks & include pact to pair heritage sitesThe agreement that India and France are expected to sign may include six pairings and are aimed at strengthening the cultural links.
Heritage tourism: an opportunity to delve into the pastVenture through some of the world’s known and lesser known historic sites to get a blast from the past