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India’s ancient heritage is nothing short of a vast and fascinating treasure trove for history lovers and curious travelers alike. Scattered across its diverse landscapes are remarkable archaeological ...
Two cities, Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro, once home to 40,000 to 50,000 people, testified to their sophistication and central planning. They were farmers, traders, and arti­sans.
Fifty priceless artifacts looted from Egypt and Pakistan and trafficked through Manhattan by two notorious antiquities dealers have been returned to their home countries, the Manhattan District Att… ...
The artifacts include a Sumerian vessel made of gypsum alabaster dating to around 2600 to 2500 B.C., which passed through Symes’s hands and was given to the museum in 1989 by a private ...
Artifacts no longer on display in the museum include Harriet Tubman’s personal hymn book and a first edition of Frederick Douglass’ Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American ...
In 1924, Pope Pius XI called on Catholic missionaries around the world to collect Indigenous artifacts and bring them to the Vatican. The following year, the artifacts were put on display as part ...
The pieces were recovered in New York City. Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced this week it had successfully recovered a rare trove of smuggled artifacts from the United States ...
When the graphic novel ‘Harappa Files’ was released in 2011, Sarnath Banerjee’s commentaries on the post-liberalised country had felt like a searingly ironic albeit humorous statement, a ...
Around 1,000 sites have since been reported, including five major urban centres (Harappa, Mohenjo-Daro, and three more). The territory, which straddled the modern India-Pakistan border, stretched ...
But if we hunt for artifacts instead of signals, we can largely avoid such uncertainties. Artifacts can be found at any time subsequent to their construction.
Several artifacts are being removed from the National Museum of African American History and Culture, according to the owners of the artifacts. The removals come after the Trump administration ...
On their Birth Anniversaries, the Archaeological Survey of India pays tribute to two of the pioneers of Mohenjodaro excavations- Shri Rakhaldas Banerji (12th April 1885-23rd May 1930) and Shri ...