London and Beijing capped their status as Olympic cities by announcing an unprecedented exchange by loan of archaeological treasures over the next five years.
This could lead to one or more of

Peruvian explorers have discovered the fossilized remains of a giant, 46-foot-(14-meter)-long crocodile deep in the Amazon jungle, lending credence to a theory that the world's largest rain forest

The Delhi High Court today asked the Centre to take a decision within six weeks on the manpower and funds sought by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to effectively perform its statutory duty

Excavations by the researchers of the Orissan Institute of Maritime and South East Asian Studies (OIMSEAS) have yielded "amazing" discoveries in the fields of ancient history and Buddhist

From the Miguel Crusafont Institute of Palaeontology and the Diputacian de Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain have found a fossil of a new ape species called Pierolapithecus catalaunicus or its close

An American researcher on the trail of the lost city of Atlantis has discovered evidence of man-made structures submerged in the sea between Cyprus and Syria, a member of his team said. Robert

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will undertake exploration between Mandi and Kangra along the river Beas to look for pre-historic stone tools and antiquities, which will confirm the presence

Breaking out of the colonial hangover, the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) has decided to take a more Indian approach to conserving heritage. An attempt to take into

The Nepal government is spending more than Rs 1.2 billion annually to universalize primary education and to achieve an ambitious 96 percent Net Enrollment Rate by

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) is destroying history in its Archaeological park at Mehrauli.Digging up its "protected " heritage zone to lay pipes, DDA officials are busy throwing out