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ASI finds remains of Buddhist caves, temples in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve
The Archaeological Survey of India has found ancient caves and temples, remains of Buddhist structures and mural inscriptions bearing names of cities like Mathura and Kaushambi in old scripts during its recent exploration at Bandhavgarh in Madhya Pradesh, officials said on Wednesday. An ASI team covered nearly 170 sq km falling in the area of the famous Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve that is not accessible to public during the over a month-long exploration of the region which it undertook for the first since 1938, they said. During the exercise held from May 20-June 27, the ASI's Jabalpur Circle also reported many ancient sculptures, including large monolithic sculptures of various avatars of Vishnu like 'Varaha' and 'Matsya', and "board games made in natural caves", officials said. Superintending Archaelogist of the Jabalpur Circle, S K Bajpai, who led the team, shared details and images from the exploration during a media interaction at the ASI headquarters here. "This is the first ti
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ASI illuminates 100 monuments in tri-colour to celebrate 1 bn vaccinations
The ASI under the Ministry of Culture is illuminating 100 monuments in the colours of Indian flag across the country to celebrate the landmark milestone of hundred crore vaccination
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Delhi Assembly to throw open for public British-era tunnel, execution room
The Delhi Assembly will throw open for public a British-era tunnel and renovated execution room next year, Speaker Ram Niwas Goel said on Friday.
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Egypt: Archaeologists unearth world's oldest beer factory in Abydos
The factory was found in Abydos, an ancient burial ground located in the desert west of the Nile River, over 450 kilometers (280 miles) south of Cairo
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500-year-old temple submerged in Mahanadi river found near Cuttack
The temple was found in the mid-river near Baideswar in the Padmavati area in Cuttack, he said on Sunday
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Archaeological experts discover 3,000-year-old city in Pakistan
The discovery also find traces of Hindu temples, coins, stupa, pots and weapons of that period
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Why the Rakhigarhi site is the source of heated debate about our origins
Genetic material from the Harappan site of Rakhigarhi has given rise to conflicting theories about our origins. Ritwik Sharma examines the debate
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Meet Biswajit Sahu, a fisherman at day and an archaeologist by night
A fisherman from the Sundarbans has historians reassess the region's history
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