'Holistic' preparations underway for Nashik Kumbh Mela but it's a race against time, say authoritiesNashik is gearing up for the Kumbh Mela with massive infrastructure projects and heritage conservation. Authorities are integrating technol...
06 Jun, 2026, 05.04 PM IST
Under Notre Dame cathedral, a 'dig of the century' unearths 1,700 years of historyAn archaeological dig beneath Notre Dame cathedral in Paris is unearthing Roman Paris. The excavation is happening as the square is being r...
02 Jun, 2026, 10.09 AM IST
Pompeii victim was likely a Roman physician who fled Vesuvius with his medical kit still in handArchaeologists in Pompeii discovered a physician who died attempting to escape Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, taking his medical kit. Modern tech...
19 May, 2026, 03.50 PM IST
In 1888, two cowboys riding through Colorado Canyon country spotted a hidden cliff dwelling, and the discovery revealed a massive 700-year-old PuebloNestled within the rugged cliffs, Cliff Palace was an extensive ancestral Pueblo community lost to time for many centuries. In 1888, two ad...
15 May, 2026, 03.02 PM IST
Giant new dinosaur species unearthed in Brazil after 120 million yearsConstruction workers in Davinopolis, Brazil, discovered the fossilized bones of a giant dinosaur. Named Dasosaurus tocantinensis, the creat...
12 May, 2026, 06.43 PM IST
Archaeologists went in for a routine check near a mall in Croatia and walked out with a 2,000-year-old Roman estateArchaeologists in Croatia unearthed a 2,000-year-old Roman estate near Split. This extensive complex, featuring an olive oil press, was a w...
09 May, 2026, 10.45 AM IST
In 1908, George McJunkin Found Ancient Bones After a Flood And Rewrote American HistoryA storm in 1908 unearthed ancient bones near Folsom, New Mexico. Cowboy George McJunkin recognized their importance. Archaeologists later f...
30 Apr, 2026, 05.45 PM IST
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 ...
18 Apr, 2026, 07.03 PM IST
A Tomb Full of Gold Was Just Unearthed in Panama, But the Real Story Lies in What It Says About PowerHave you heard the news that the archaeologists at El Caño Archaeological Park discovered a 1,200-year-old elite tomb? If not, here’s more!...
18 Mar, 2026, 04.12 PM IST
What Did Archaeologists Find Inside a 1,200-Year-Old Gold Tomb in Panama… and Why Are Researchers Looking at It So Closely?Archaeologists in Panama unearthed a 1,200-year-old burial at El Caño Archaeological Park, revealing a high-status individual adorned with ...
12 Mar, 2026, 12.22 PM IST
ASI should consider supervision of Mehrauli monuments: Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court has directed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to consider supervising the repair and renovation of monuments with...
19 Aug, 2025, 03.18 PM IST
Structures inside Mehrauli Archaeological Park bear religious significance: ASI tells SCThe Archaeological Survey of India reported to the Supreme Court that Mehrauli Archaeological Park houses two religiously significant struc...
25 Dec, 2024, 03.26 PM IST
Pompeii to start capping visitors in an effort to protect city ruinsPompeii Archaeological Park will limit daily visitors to 20,000 starting November 15 to protect the ancient city's ruins from over-tourism....
12 Nov, 2024, 04.37 PM IST
Archaeological park & museum, modelled after Colosseum, opened in RomeThe opening of the Archaeological Park of the Celio and the new Museum of the Forma Urbis is part of a bigger project to develop the hilly ...
13 Jan, 2024, 11.10 AM IST
Delhi govt asks DDA to stop demolition drive in Mehrauli, announces fresh demarcation exerciseRevenue Minister Kailash Gahlot has ordered a fresh demarcation exercise in Mehrauli. The minister said the residents of the area cannot be...
11 Feb, 2023, 09.10 PM IST
Four-wheel Roman chariot - almost intact - unearthed near PompeiiPompeii was buried in ash when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD, killing between 2,000 and 15,000 people.
02 Mar, 2021, 06.58 PM IST
- Conservation of built heritage included in Delhi Master Plan
DDA has dedicated a chapter on conservation of built heritage in the city's master plan, a step that is likely to prove a boon for "unprote...
22 Jun, 2014, 02.16 PM IST