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ANCIENT CAVE ART
In 1879, 8-year-old María de Sautuola looked up in a Spanish cave and saw bison painted 36,000 years ago; scientists rejected her father's claim for 23 yearsIn Altamira Cave, Spain, a young girl's innocent curiosity uncovered breathtaking Ice Age artwork. By simply glancing upwards, she illumina...- 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...
- In 1908, a worker sifting soil beside the Danube uncovered a tiny chalk-covered figure that became one of the world’s most famous prehistoric artworksA 1908 Austrian excavation unearthed the Venus of Willendorf, a 29,500-year-old figurine. This small, stylized depiction of a woman, found ...
- 10 thousand years old Bhima Mandali to be developed as Global Heritage site: Union Minister Dharmendra PradhanBhima Mandali caves in Sambalpur, Odisha, will be transformed into a global heritage destination. Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announc...
- How a wrong turn from DU team led to possible 14,000 year old 'Chaukhada Rock Art' discovery in MirzapurA wrong turn has led a team of Delhi University anthropologists to what may be a prehistoric rock art site in Uttar Pradesh’s Mirzapur. The...
- What a 67,000-Year-Old Handprint in Indonesia May Reveal About the First ArtistsAn ancient hand stencil, at least 67,800 years old, was discovered in an Indonesian cave, making it one of the earliest known examples of h...
- What Secrets Are Locked Beneath the Alps? New Cave Discovery Raises Big QuestionsExplorers found a vast cave network in the Alps. It contains ancient stone tools and unique ice and limestone formations. These discoveries...
- Hidden Cave Paintings in the Amazon: What They Reveal About Early HumansExplorers found ancient cave paintings in the Amazon rainforest. These artworks depict extinct animals and daily life from thousands of yea...
- 'Beautiful reminder of...': Chinese embassy shares Lord Ganesha images ahead of Modi’s first China visit in seven yearsAhead of Prime Minister Modi's visit to China, the Chinese embassy highlighted historical cultural connections by sharing images of Lord Ga...
- 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...
- Google Arts and Culture launches AI-powered experiences in India: Explore Elephanta Caves and food mood fusionGoogle Arts & Culture has unveiled two tech-powered experiences. The tours are immersive and built on Gemini 1.5 Flash.
- View: Actual artists created our ancient artFor all our collective national pride in the greatness of Indian art, especially that belonging to a remote and 'glorious' past, there has ...
- Invention of rock art & burying the dead should not be attributed to Homo nalediTo date, the remains of more than 15 individuals belonging to a previously unknown species of extinct human, dubbed Homo naledi, have been ...
- Discovered in Bhimbetka, India’s lone fossil of world’s oldest animalResearchers believe they have found the first-ever fossil in India of a Dickinsonia —the Earth’s ‘oldest animal’, dating back 570 million y...
- View: This R-Day, let’s focus on India’s cultural greatness rather than military muscleThere was indeed a Golden Age when India’s soft power created its greatest empire ever, without spilling any blood. Alas, historians of all...
- World Heritage List: Other sites that made the cutMostly abandoned after a devastating earthquake in the 14th century, the ruins in Ani include a relatively well-preserved cathedral and hol...
- KJ Somaiya inks pact with China's Dunhuang Academy for academic cooperationDunhuang Academy and KJ Somaiya Centre for Buddhist Studies have signed a MoU for greater collaboration to have a deep insight in the field...
- Photographic exhibition on Yoga across 20 countries"The world is going through a serious crisis of physical and mental health. In my firm view, yoga is the only answer which is left for the ...
- Pre-historic cave art near Agra in danger of being wiped outThe paintings, belonging to the Mesolithic (Stone Age) period, have mostly been lost to illegal stone mining and the government's disregard.
- Maharashtra opens visitor centres at Ajanta and ElloraMaharashtra recently commissioned tourist visitor centres, Ajanta Visitor Centre (AVC) and Ellora Visitor Centre (EVC) near the World Herit...
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