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These 6,000-year-old tombs could have been used as telescopes, say scientists
World | Jul 04, 2016, 12:27 PM ISTLondon: Ancient megalithic tombs found in Europe could be the first astronomical observing tools used to watch skies by humans 6,000 years ago before the invention of telescopes, according to scientists. The long, narrow
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Archaeologists unearth 18th dynasty tomb in Egypt
World | Mar 11, 2015, 11:08 AM ISTCairo: US archaeologists, with the help of the Egyptian antiquities ministry, have uncovered an ancient tomb in southern Egypt, according to media reports.The tomb was discovered in Gorna, on the west bank of river Nile,
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Egypt discovers 3,000-year-old tomb
Lifestyle | Dec 12, 2014, 07:27 AM ISTCairo: The Egyptian-French archaeological mission working at the Ramesseum temple in Luxor discovered the tomb of Karomama, divine wife of ancient Egyptian god Amun, the Egyptian antiquities ministry said in a statement Thursday."The tomb is
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Tomb of ancient Chinese female Premier unearthed (Watch Pics)
World | Sep 27, 2013, 06:49 AM ISTNew Delhi: In a rare archeological discovery, a tomb of female Chinese top politician was found near an airport in Xianyang area of Shaanxi province. Though there were no treasures or complete bones found but
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Myanmar President visits tomb of Burmese King Thibaw in Ratnagiri
India | Dec 22, 2012, 03:56 PM ISTMumbai, Dec 22: Myanmar President Thein Sein today visited the tomb of the last Burmese king Thibaw, who was exiled a century ago, by the British at Ratnagiri along Maharashtra's Konkan coast.“The Myanmar President who
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Excavation starts at Yasser Arafat's tomb
World | Nov 17, 2012, 11:21 PM ISTRamallah (Palestine), Nov 17: The excavation has started at the tomb of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat for the exhumation of his remains, Palestinian sources said Saturday.French and Swiss experts are overseeing the work in