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  These 6,000-year-old tombs could have been used as telescopes, say scientists

  World | July 04, 2016 12:27 IST

  London: 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 | March 11, 2015 11:08 IST

  Cairo: 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 | December 12, 2014 7:27 IST

  Cairo: 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 | September 27, 2013 6:49 IST

  New 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 | December 22, 2012 15:56 IST

  Mumbai, 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 | November 17, 2012 23:21 IST

  Ramallah (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