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Via Shutterstock) A new study suggests that medieval stone discs found in Ukraine were likely used by Vikings as solar compasses to navigate the seas. According to Discover Magazine, these discs ...

He will lay the foundation stone for the work by this month-end. A golden lotus pond, fashioned like the pottraamarai tank at the Meenakshi Amman temple in Madurai, would be built here.

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Stunning medieval wall paintings inside France’s Angers Cathedral remained hidden for centuries. But now, for the first time, conservators from the University of Cambridge’s Hamilton Kerr Institute ...

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Both eastbound and westbound sides of the freeway will be reconstructed, but only the eastbound traffic will be detoured, she added. As for eastbound drivers not taking the detour, they will still ...

Mysterious medieval stone disks unearthed in Ukraine were likely used by the Vikings as solar compasses to navigate the seas, a new study says. The eight unique discs, made from the easy-to ...