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Category: Archaeology

Ajrak Printing workshop, in Bhitshah,Sindh.
Archaeology, Arts and Crafts, Asia, Community, Cultural Identity, Heritage, Local

Discovering Sindhi Heritage in a Sufi City

Posted onApril 8, 2020

Bhitshah, a town in the Sindh region of Pakistan, is historical town famous for one of the oldest techniques of textile printing – Ajrakh. Read as Arif writes.

Archaeology, Asia

The Ruins of Nalanda University stand as a symbol of India’s glorious past

Posted onOctober 1, 2019March 10, 2020

Nalanda was a ‘Mahavihara’ (i.e. Great Monastery) and was destroyed in 1193 CE and in 2006 former President of India late APJ Abdul Kalam proposed the idea of revival of Nalanda University. The ruins and a museum make for a good trip, writes Abhijit Das.

Ajanta And Ellora Caves
Archaeology, Heritage, World Heritage Sites

Ajanta-Ellora Caves

Posted onMay 15, 2019May 18, 2019

The Ajanta Ellora caves in India are astonishingly hand-carved into hillside rock in the middle of nowhere. Here’s what you can look forward to when you visit.

Archaeology, Discover, Discover Potential Sites, Explore the Unexplored, Travel, Travellers, Uncategorized, World Heritage Sites

Chichen Itza and the Cenote sacrificial customs

Posted onNovember 19, 2018October 25, 2018

Chicken Itza is a much visited archaeological site located in Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula.It is rich in history and frequented by many tourists.The term Chichen Itza …

Archaeology, Asia, Cultural Identity

Harihara : An marvelous freeze from Halebeedu temple

Posted onNovember 9, 2018October 25, 2018

Beluru and Halebeedu are famous heritage sites in Karnataka. These two twin towns were once the capital cities of Hoysala dynasty. Beluru and Halebeedu both …

Archaeology, Asia, Built Heritage, Nature, Travel

Wah Gardens

Posted onOctober 11, 2018September 27, 2018

Located about 30 miles north west of the nation’s capital; Islamabad, on the Grand Trunk Road lie the Wah Gardens in the old village of …

Archaeology, Asia, Built Heritage

The Woman Married to Mount Nemrut

Posted onJuly 15, 2018July 25, 2018

In late 1881, the Prussian Academy of Sciences in Berlin received a strange letter from the German Consul of Izmir, mentioning some mysterious statues found …

Archaeology, Asia, Built Heritage

The Temples of Khajuraho

Posted onJuly 13, 2018July 13, 2018

Lost  in the forest for centuries, when T.S. Burt, a British engineer heard  about it from his palanquin bearers, he ventured into the jungles to  …

Archaeology, Asia

Lenggong Valley, Malaysia

Posted onJuly 6, 2018June 28, 2018

Lenggong Valley is located about 80km away from Ipoh town, which equals to about 40 minutes drive if you drive slowly like I do. Signboards …

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