New Delhi: Wednesday's Google doodle is a collection of certain archaeological structures and celebrates the 138th birth anniversary of noted English archaeologist Howard Carter. One of the major discoveries of Howard Carter was the Egyptian tomb of Tutankhamun. The Tutankhamun pharaoh stands right at the centre of the Google doodle paying tribute to Carter. Howard Carter was born in London on May 9, 1874. He followed in his father Samuel...
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Florence: Archaeologists in Italy's Florence city have uncovered a skeleton they believe could be the 500 year-old remains of the noblewoman who is believed to have posed for Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa masterpiece. An excavation that started earlier this month of what was once the convent of Saint Orsola, where Lisa Gherardini - the wife of wealthy silk merchant Francesco del Giocondo - was buried following her death in...04:31 PM, May 30, 2011
London: In what could change the whole picture of human evolution, archaeologists claim that modern man may have evolved in the Middle East, rather than Africa, after they discovered remains said to be 400,000 years old. A team, led by Prof Avi Gopher and Dr Ran Barkai of Tel Aviv University, has in fact found eight human-like teeth in the Qesem cave near Rosh Ha'Ayin, 10 miles from Israel's Ben...10:07 AM, Dec 29, 2010
The Indian sub-continent is rich with ancient ruins waiting to be discovered. ...03:30 PM, Aug 15, 2008
Nottingham: Alastair Cook continued to answer all those who doubt his limited overs ability with an unbeaten 95 as England thrashed Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in the fourth one-day international. England's win at Trent Bridge here on Wednesday squared the five-match series at 2-2 heading into Saturday's finale at Old Trafford. Cook, England's new permanent one-day captain, didn't even make the squad for the World Cup in the sub-continent...11:34 AM, Feb 10, 2008
It's a 2000-year-old mystery, but now an Israeli archaeologist claims to have discovered the tomb of King Herod. ...01:08 PM, May 10, 2007
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