Google doodles Mary Leakey's 100th birthday Commemorating the 100th birthday of the British archaeologist and anthropologist Mary Leakey, Google has posted a doodle on its homepage. The doodle features Mary Leakey on an archaeological site, who looks busy with her excavation work. ...  
01:29 AM, Feb 06, 2013

Skull of Mona Lisa model found?
by IANS
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

Ancient Nalanda University beckons archaeologists
by IANS
The Indian sub-continent is rich with ancient ruins waiting to be discovered. ...  
03:30 PM, Aug 15, 2008