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India's first Petroglyph Conservation Park at Leh's Sindhu Ghat shaping upLadakh's pioneering Petroglyph Conservation Park is taking form at Sindhu Ghat, Leh. Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena disclosed that ...- 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...
- Hidden beneath the Sahara, satellite scans uncovered 260 circular mass graves filled with cattle and human remains of a 6,000-year-old nomadic eliteNew discoveries in Eastern Sudan reveal a lost nomadic civilization. Archaeologists found 260 ancient cemeteries, showcasing large grave mo...
- Quote of the day by Shakira: ‘I prefer an ugly truth to a pretty lie. If someone is telling me the truth that…’ Hard reality about love which feels painfully real in the age of filtered digital livesQuote of the day: The quote extends far beyond romantic relationships. In friendships, honesty often becomes the foundation of lasting conn...
- 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 1798, farm workers digging mud in New York accidentally pulled out the bones of an Ice Age giant that no one had ever seen beforeIn 1798, farm workers unearthed giant ancient bones in New York's Hudson Valley. This discovery of a mastodon, an Ice Age mammal, captivate...
- In 1820, a farmer moved stones through ruins on a windy Greek island: A buried marble figure emerged from the rubble and became one of the world’s most famous sculpturesOn the idyllic shores of Milos in 1820, a farmer's unassuming chore of clearing stones opened the door to history when he stumbled upon the...
- An 8-year-old boy stumbles upon a 1,700-year-old statue fragment during a visit to Ramon CraterAn eight-year-old boy on a rock-collecting trip in Israel's Ramon Crater stumbled upon a 1,700-year-old statuette fragment. The intricately...
- 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...
- India's first Petroglyph Conservation Park to be set up in LadakhLt Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena lays foundation stone for India’s first petroglyph conservation park in Leh on World Heritage Day. The park ...
- 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 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...
- 12,000 years of art? Ancient Mongolian elk carvings morph into mysterious wolf symbolsAncient rock carvings in Mongolia's Altai Mountains reveal a 12,000-year artistic evolution. Initially realistic elk depictions transformed...
- Older than Stonehenge or the Pyramids of Giza, Murujuga Rock Art earns UNESCO status, but can it survive gas and industry?The Murujuga Cultural Landscape in Western Australia, home to over a million ancient Aboriginal rock carvings, has been inscribed on the UN...
- Ancient Maharashtra rock art declared 'protected monument'The Maharashtra government has declared geoglyphs and petroglyphs in Ratnagiri as protected monuments under the Maharashtra Ancient Monumen...
- 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 ...
- Maharashtra govt to exclude petroglyphs area from Barsu refinery land acquisition, says ministerAs per a survey by archaeology directorate, there are 62 petroglyphs in Barsu, cultural affairs minister Sudhir Mungantiwar said in a writt...
- Kenya’s Samburu warriors & rock art: A look at 60K-year-old visual artAs part of their lifestyle, Samburu boys go through an initiation period when they live in rock shelters.
- Travelling to Greece? Here's the ultimate guide for youStep back into the ancient world and marvel at the remnants that continue to withstand the test of time.
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