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Destinations 6 years ago

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Unraveling ancient secrets of Borobudur

The Borobudur temple is an undisputed masterpiece and continues to baffle researchers with its sophisticated architecture.

Art & Culture 6 years ago

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John Peterson’s passion for old Javanese manuscripts

An Australian scholar shows how the love of ancient manuscripts and history does not recognize borders.

Science & Tech 6 years ago

Russia uncovers 40,000 year-old wolf head, preserved in ice

About 40,000 years ago, a wolf died in what we know as Siberia. Now its severed head has been found, and because of the freezing conditions, it is so well preserved that its fur, teeth, brain and facial tissue are largely intact.

People 6 years ago

In Chile, last speaker of an ancient language fights to keep it alive

What would you do if you're the only one left to speak your language? This is the story of Cristina Caldéron, the last speaker of the Yámana language.

Environment 6 years ago

Ancient four-legged whale from Peru walked on land, swam in sea

Scientists have unearthed fossils in a coastal desert of southern Peru of a four-legged whale that thrived both in the sea and on land.

Science & Tech 6 years ago

Dutch container search reveals rare ancient shipwreck

Dutch maritime investigators searching for missing containers washed overboard during a North Sea storm have accidentally stumbled on a 16th-century shipwreck, the oldest such a find to date, officials revealed on Wednesday.

Books 7 years ago

‘Dharma Pātañjala’: a compelling look at yoga practices in ancient Bali

Dharma Pātañjala, a new book by French researcher Andrea Acri, reveals that Balinese and Javanese people in the olden days took yoga very seriously. Yoga was an inseparable part of their love life and their preparation for death.

News 7 years ago

Agency investigates ancient civilization sites in Maluku

The focus sites were Lokki and Alang Asaude in Seram Island, Alaka in Haruku Island, Ihamahu and Siri-Sori Islam in Saparua Island and Kaitetu and Morella in Ambon Island.

Art & Culture 7 years ago

Greece unearths remnants of ancient city of Tenea

Greek archaeologists have discovered jewelry, coins and remnants of a housing settlement affirming the location of an ancient city thought to have been founded by survivors of the Trojan War.

News 7 years ago

Morocco's ancient city of Volubilis rises again

Situated in a fertile plain at the foot of Mount Zerhoun, the sprawling remains of Morocco's oldest Roman site -- Volubilis -- have survived pillage and long periods of neglect.

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