10,000-year-old house discovered outside Jerusalem

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 27, 2013, 18:01

Excavations by the Israel Antiquities Authority in the Judean Shephelah provides a "fascinating glimpse into thousands of years of human development."

Treasure hunt: ASI hits dead end, stops excavation

Last Updated: Monday, November 18, 2013, 23:29

A month after the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) began excavations in Daudiya Kheda area here following a seer`s claim that 1,000 tonnes of gold was buried at the site, officials on Monday stopped the dig after hitting a dead end.

Shobhan Sarkar writes to PM seeking transparency in Unnao gold excavation

Last Updated: Saturday, November 2, 2013, 21:27

With the excavation for "dream gold" at the Raja Rao Ram Baksh Singh`s fort here yielding no result, saint Shobhan Sarkar has shot off letters to Manmohan Singh and Akhilesh Yadav seeking transparency in the ongoing excavation.

Gold hunt: After flop show in Unnao, ASI may expand excavation area

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 29, 2013, 18:00

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is now planning to expand the excavation area after it failed to find any traces of 1000-tonnes of gold as seen by a seer in his dreams.

ASI to start excavation for stupas in Bhagalpur

Last Updated: Friday, October 18, 2013, 15:24

The ASI will soon start excavations to find Buddhist stupas of Pala dynasty believed to be existing near the ruins of the ancient Vikrashila university in Bihar`s Bhagalpur district, an ASI official said today.

Unnao gold hunt, Day 1: As it happened

Last Updated: Friday, October 18, 2013, 08:49

Hoping that every district in Uttar Pradesh yields gold treasure, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, thanked the seer who dreamt of 1,000 tonnes gold treasure believed to be buried under a 19th century fort in Unnao, prompting the ASI to excavate the site.

New tool to pinpoint oil reserves developed

Last Updated: Monday, September 9, 2013, 16:07

The index could aid in the discovery of new oil resources.

HC notice to govt, ASI on neglect of Mansar excavation site

Last Updated: Friday, August 23, 2013, 13:29

The Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court has issued notice to the Centre, Maharashtra government and the ASI on a PIL alleging neglect by various authorities in maintaining Mansar excavation site near here.

China begins excavation to discover 3000-year-old ancient city

Last Updated: Sunday, June 23, 2013, 15:58

Chinese archaeologists have started a three-month excavation project in north China`s Hebei Province to discover an ancient state capital dating back to more than 3,000 years.

HC bans sand excavation in Maharashtra

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 12, 2013, 10:47

The Bombay High Court has restrained the Maharashtra Government from allowing excavation of sand in drought-hit villages.

‘Mass grave’ in SL town unearths human remains of over 60 people

Last Updated: Saturday, December 15, 2012, 12:52

Human remains in what appears to be a mass grave that was unearthed last month in of Matale could be "the site of a crime", forensic investigators have said.

Jharkhand: 1 dead, another missing in coal mine accident

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 28, 2012, 22:31

A miner was on Tuesday killed while an official went missing after water gushed into a coal mine of the Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) in Bokaro district during excavation of coal.