How beer established civilisationContrary to popular belief, beer, not bread, may have been the primary driver for the dawn of agriculture. Archaeological evidence suggests...
10 Oct, 2025, 11.36 PM IST
India of 2024 is not that of 1962, says Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema KhanduArunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu inaugurated the Kameng Culture and Heritage Museum, emphasizing India's advancements since 1962. Located i...
23 Oct, 2024, 07.50 PM IST
Tribal environmentalist among 34 not so well known people awarded Padma ShriIndia's first woman elephant mahout Parbati Baruah, tribal environmentalist Chami Murmu, social worker Sangthankima, and plastic surgeon Pr...
26 Jan, 2024, 12.19 AM IST
British archaeologists discover 1400-year-old 'temple' near Sutton HooIn an ongoing project, Suffolk County Council has unveiled a noteworthy archaeological discovery at Rendlesham in Suffolk. The identified t...
23 Nov, 2023, 11.02 PM IST
Centuries-old Neolithic hamlet unearthed in France after 150 years of searchThe settlement was unearthed at the vast Neolithic site of Marais de Saint-Gond, giving rare insights into its social organisation 150 year...
05 Sep, 2023, 08.01 PM IST
From oil to renewables, winds of change blow on Scottish islandsEMEC itself produces "green" hydrogen from renewable sources via a tidal turbine and electrolysis using seawater from Eday, one of Orkney's...
18 Oct, 2021, 01.51 PM IST
The Stonehenge mystery unravels: Scientists find huge ring of ancient shafts near the monumentThe site consists of at least 20 huge shafts, forming a circle more than 2 kilometres in diameter.
23 Jun, 2020, 11.38 AM IST
Include history, culture into your vacation: Visit France's Palais Idéal; attend Winter Solstice ceremony in the UKFestivals, monuments and crafts deeply rooted in culture are a must-visit.
26 Sep, 2019, 07.21 AM IST
- Skull surgery performed on Stone Age cow: Study
Paris, April 21 (IANS) For the first time, a definite example of cranial surgery has been found in a cow from Stone age that suggests that ...
21 Apr, 2018, 11.37 AM IST
Why the weather-beaten rock faces of Stonehenge are a timeless archaeological marvelAs Stonehenge was created by a culture that had no written records, we must look to the stones and to the environs to understand what they ...
17 Mar, 2018, 11.38 PM IST
How archaeologists across the country are unearthing the food of ancestors to shed light on the evolution of eatingThe average Indian’s interest in the archaeology of food was nudged out of its stupor in 2010 when archaeologists discovered the world’s ol...
09 Apr, 2017, 12.07 AM IST
Ireland's Dingle peninsula offers a cocktail of seascapes, world heritage monuments & gastronomyDingle is also unadulterated Ireland — quaint, charming, individualistic. Its individualism manifests itself almost immediately to an outsi...
06 Sep, 2015, 04.51 AM IST
- Planning a vacation to Cyprus
Mid-June to mid-October is the high season in Cyprus, so expect crowds and higher rates everywhere you go. A visit in mid-March, April or M...
27 Jan, 2014, 08.28 AM IST
- Crete reflects a pure unblemished sky
Crete, the largest island in Greece, rises on the Aegean Sea, which is famouslyvery blue, as if it were reflecting a pure unblemished sky.
14 Feb, 2008, 04.03 AM IST
- Wine & wonder
Romaneche-Thorins, the home of the well known Georges Duboeuf Hameau en Beaujolais wineries, was fascinating with a former rail yard habite...
11 Jan, 2007, 12.00 AM IST