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In Tikal, the ancient Mayan city in northern Guatemala, dawn is not seen it is heard. First, a roar. Then a responding roar, then another and another not from jaguars, but from howler monkeys, proclaiming their territory. A squeaking counterpoint begins: the raccoonlike coatimundi greeting one a...

gantija temples to get a visitor centre Maltese architects have a chance to try their hand at designing a much-needed visitor centre - with a budget of euro 2.5 million - for the pre-historic gantija temples in Gozo. Heritage Malta yesterday launched a design competition for a heritage park, includ...

aar Qim is a megalithic temple complex found on the Mediterranean island of Malta, dating from the gantija phase (3600-3200 BCE). The Megalithic Temples of Malta are amongst the most ancient religious sites on Earth, described by the World Heritage Sites committee as "unique architectural...

Heritage Malta has moved two unique megaliths at Tarxien Temples in a bid to save what could possibly be the oldest representations of sea-faring vessels ever found. The initiatives forms part of a conservation project on Tarxien Temples funded by Bank of Valletta. Other megaliths decorated with...

Archaeologists in Visakhapatnam claim that a centuries-old temple exists two kilometres from Visakhapatnam coast, on the sea bed. While the coastal city of Visakhapatnam is steeped in history, few know that there was a temple called “Visakeswara Temple” on the coast of the city. Many centur...

Archaeologists are determined to resume their excavations in part of the Burnt City historical site where remains of a possible temple from the 2nd millennium BC have been found. Remains of an architectural construction believe...

Bangladesh archaeologists have discovered the remains of an ancient temple in Rajshahi area. Expert view is that the temple is at least 1500 years old. It was built during pre-Pal period. The temple is situated close to Basu Behar, one of the most important archaeological sites in Bangladesh, and a...

Ancient temples suffer quake damage Cracks have been found in an historic 400-year-old temple in the northern province of Chiang Mai following several recent earthquakes, moderate in impact but adding to the cumulative damage suffered over time. Cracks were found in the walls of the over 400-yea...

Temple to Herakles identified Bronze vases, lead and clay objects, weapons, iron tools and figurines are among the harvest of finds from an archaic-era sanctuary on the hill of Spartia, Sesklo, in the prefecture of Magnesia. One outstanding find was a bronze, navel-shaped flask bearing the inscr...

New evidence from excavations made by archaeologists at the ash altar of Zeus in Arcadia, Greece, has indicated that the place of worship was in use as early as 5,000 years ago, which is at least 1,000 years before the early Greeks began to worship the god Zeus. [url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsp...

Archaeologists in Peru have discovered ancient temple ruins that could predate the Inca empire. The temple on the periphery of the Sacsayhuaman fortress includes 11 rooms thought to have held mummies and idols. The discovery at the famous spot overlooking the Incan capital of Cuzco includes anci...

Temples of the moon The temples of Khajuraho, with their unique rhythms in stone, embody a culture's vision of itself and its place in the universe... Read more Khajuraho is a village in the Indian state of Madh...

French archaeologists have discovered the oldest known place of worship dedicated to the dugong, or sea cow, on an island just north of Dubai, two research centres said Thursday. The sanctuary believed to date back to 3,500 to 3,200 years BC was discovered on Akab island in the United Arab Emirates,...

Debre Damo is the name of a flat-topped mountain, or amba, and a 6th century monastery in northern Ethiopia. The mountain is steeply rising plateau of trapezoidal shape, about 1000 by 400 meters in dimension, having a latitude and longitude of 14°22'21"N, 39°17'24"E, and an elevation...

Circular Aztec temple found in Mexico A temple built on a circular base, possibly consecrated to the Aztec wind god, has been found in the historical centre of Mexico City. Archaeologist Eduardo Matos Moctezuma told the German Press Agency Matos Moctezuma, Mexico's most respected archaeologist...

Outside the Great Temple of Abu Simbel, a long line of people are waiting for a first chance to glimpse the sun's rays as they fall on the faces of the statues of Pharaoh Ramses II, and the gods of creation and light, Ptah, Amen and Heru-khuti. At exactly 6:20 AM, the first beams of light fall on the sanctua...

Happy solstice everyone! At 6:46 UT, the earth was at summer Solstice. Also The Full Moon will be on the evening (04:14 UT) of 22 June. :smile: -- Edited by Blobrana at 14:18, 2006-11-28

Canadian archaeologists say they have discovered a well-preserved monumental temple in Turkey that presents new facts about the so-called Dark Ages. Discovered by the University of Toronto's Tayinat Archaeological Project last summer, scientists said the temple is thought to have been const...

The Carrawburgh Mithraeum lies south-west of the Roman fort at Carrawburgh, Brocolitia. Source Google Earth file (1kb, kmz) Latitude: 55° 2'1.95&qu...

The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus was destroyed on July 21, 356 BC in an act of arson committed by Herostratus. According to the story, his motivation was fame at any cost, thus the term herostratic fame. The Ephesians, outraged, consigned Herostratus to torture and his name to oblivion. Theopompus l...

Temple of goddess of virgins, wild animals, unearthed An almost 2,000 year-old Roman temple dedicated to Diana, the goddess of virgins and wild animals, has been unearthed in a protected park in the Italian region of Tuscany. [url=http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/CultureAndMedia/?id...

The world's oldest temple, dating back around 12,000 years, is located on Göbekli Hill in Turkey's province of Sanliurfa. The temple was discovered by German archaeologist Klaus Schmidt. Stone figures and columns were discovered at the excavation site, suggesting that hundreds of people h...

A 1,250-year-old temple has been saved from collapse using "granite stitching" in southern India. The Kailasanathar Temple in the town of Uthiramerur is more than 1,250 years old, according to studies of its inscriptions. Uthiramerur town, which is one of the oldest settlements in th...

Renovation work on the aged Piraeus-Kifissia electric railway (ISAP) on the stretch between the central Athenian neighbourhoods of Monastiraki and Thisseio have brought to light one of the most exciting archaeological discoveries of recent years. Archaeologists believe that remnants foun...

Bulgarian Archaeologists Uncover Sanctuary of Greek Goddess Demeter A temple of Ancient Greek goddess Demeter and her daughter Persephone has been discovered by a team of Bulgarian archaeologists near the town of Sozopol on the Black Sea. The archaeological team of Prof. Krastina Panayotova fo...

Kerala temple to open secret treasure room Two 'secret' chambers inside the Sri Padmanabhaswami Temple will be opened later this month by a special panel to make an inventory of its assets - rumoured to be precious stones and jewellery - stored by the erstwhile rulers of Travancore princely state. [...

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Temple Tikal Temple (Preview)	Off Topic	0	548	Dec 15 19:23 2007 by Blobrana
In Tikal, the ancient Mayan city in northern Guatemala, dawn is not seen it is heard. First, a roar. Then a responding roar, then another and another not from jaguars, but from howler monkeys, proclaiming their territory. A squeaking counterpoint begins: the raccoonlike coatimundi greeting one a...
Temple Ġgantija temples (Preview)	General news	1	426	Feb 14 21:10 2010 by Blobrana
gantija temples to get a visitor centre Maltese architects have a chance to try their hand at designing a much-needed visitor centre - with a budget of euro 2.5 million - for the pre-historic gantija temples in Gozo. Heritage Malta yesterday launched a design competition for a heritage park, includ...
Temple Malta Hagar Qim (Preview)	General news	1	499	Mar 6 05:53 2010 by Blobrana
aar Qim is a megalithic temple complex found on the Mediterranean island of Malta, dating from the gantija phase (3600-3200 BCE). The Megalithic Temples of Malta are amongst the most ancient religious sites on Earth, described by the World Heritage Sites committee as "unique architectural...
Temple Malta Tarxien Temples (Preview)	General news	7	520	May 19 10:10 2009 by Blobrana
Heritage Malta has moved two unique megaliths at Tarxien Temples in a bid to save what could possibly be the oldest representations of sea-faring vessels ever found. The initiatives forms part of a conservation project on Tarxien Temples funded by Bank of Valletta. Other megaliths decorated with...
Temple Visakeswara Temple (Preview)	Off Topic	0	556	Jul 4 14:02 2006 by Blobrana
Archaeologists in Visakhapatnam claim that a centuries-old temple exists two kilometres from Visakhapatnam coast, on the sea bed. While the coastal city of Visakhapatnam is steeped in history, few know that there was a temple called “Visakeswara Temple” on the coast of the city. Many centur...
Temple Shahr-i Sokhta site (Preview)	Off Topic	0	472	Nov 13 03:22 2006 by Blobrana
Archaeologists are determined to resume their excavations in part of the Burnt City historical site where remains of a possible temple from the 2nd millennium BC have been found. Remains of an architectural construction believe...
Temple Behar Dhap Temple (Preview)	Off Topic	0	551	Jan 20 21:57 2007 by Blobrana
Bangladesh archaeologists have discovered the remains of an ancient temple in Rajshahi area. Expert view is that the temple is at least 1500 years old. It was built during pre-Pal period. The temple is situated close to Basu Behar, one of the most important archaeological sites in Bangladesh, and a...
Temple Wat Saohin Temple (Preview)	Off Topic	0	514	Jun 21 13:41 2007 by Blobrana
Ancient temples suffer quake damage Cracks have been found in an historic 400-year-old temple in the northern province of Chiang Mai following several recent earthquakes, moderate in impact but adding to the cumulative damage suffered over time. Cracks were found in the walls of the over 400-yea...
Temple Temple to Herakles (Preview)	Off Topic	0	486	Sep 12 00:39 2007 by Blobrana
Temple to Herakles identified Bronze vases, lead and clay objects, weapons, iron tools and figurines are among the harvest of finds from an archaic-era sanctuary on the hill of Spartia, Sesklo, in the prefecture of Magnesia. One outstanding find was a bronze, navel-shaped flask bearing the inscr...
Archaeology Temple Ash altar of Zeus (Preview)	Off Topic	3	593	Jul 13 07:24 2011 by Blobrana
New evidence from excavations made by archaeologists at the ash altar of Zeus in Arcadia, Greece, has indicated that the place of worship was in use as early as 5,000 years ago, which is at least 1,000 years before the early Greeks began to worship the god Zeus. [url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsp...
Temple Sacsayhuaman temple (Preview)	Off Topic	0	498	Mar 15 11:07 2008 by Blobrana
Archaeologists in Peru have discovered ancient temple ruins that could predate the Inca empire. The temple on the periphery of the Sacsayhuaman fortress includes 11 rooms thought to have held mummies and idols. The discovery at the famous spot overlooking the Incan capital of Cuzco includes anci...
Temple Temples of Khajuraho (Preview)	Off Topic	0	423	Sep 5 22:51 2009 by Blobrana
Temples of the moon The temples of Khajuraho, with their unique rhythms in stone, embody a culture's vision of itself and its place in the universe... Read more Khajuraho is a village in the Indian state of Madh...
archaeology Temple Temples (Preview)	Off Topic	7	609	Mar 20 15:02 2011 by Blobrana
French archaeologists have discovered the oldest known place of worship dedicated to the dugong, or sea cow, on an island just north of Dubai, two research centres said Thursday. The sanctuary believed to date back to 3,500 to 3,200 years BC was discovered on Akab island in the United Arab Emirates,...
Temple Debre Damo (Preview)	Trash	0	511	Jan 12 21:48 2010 by Blobrana
Debre Damo is the name of a flat-topped mountain, or amba, and a 6th century monastery in northern Ethiopia. The mountain is steeply rising plateau of trapezoidal shape, about 1000 by 400 meters in dimension, having a latitude and longitude of 14°22'21"N, 39°17'24"E, and an elevation...
Temple Aztec temple (Preview)	Off Topic	0	365	Feb 24 04:20 2010 by Blobrana
Circular Aztec temple found in Mexico A temple built on a circular base, possibly consecrated to the Aztec wind god, has been found in the historical centre of Mexico City. Archaeologist Eduardo Matos Moctezuma told the German Press Agency Matos Moctezuma, Mexico's most respected archaeologist...
Egyptian Temple Abu Simbel (Preview)	Events	3	846	Feb 22 00:01 2012 by Blobrana
Outside the Great Temple of Abu Simbel, a long line of people are waiting for a first chance to glimpse the sun's rays as they fall on the faces of the statues of Pharaoh Ramses II, and the gods of creation and light, Ptah, Amen and Heru-khuti. At exactly 6:20 AM, the first beams of light fall on the sanctua...
Standing Stones Temple Stonehenge Stonehenge ( 1 2 3 4 5 … 12 ) (Preview)	Events	113	7805	May 8 17:04 2013 by Blobrana
Happy solstice everyone! At 6:46 UT, the earth was at summer Solstice. Also The Full Moon will be on the evening (04:14 UT) of 22 June. :smile: -- Edited by Blobrana at 14:18, 2006-11-28
Temple Tayinat Temple (Preview)	Off Topic	0	347	Apr 19 11:44 2009 by Blobrana
Canadian archaeologists say they have discovered a well-preserved monumental temple in Turkey that presents new facts about the so-called Dark Ages. Discovered by the University of Toronto's Tayinat Archaeological Project last summer, scientists said the temple is thought to have been const...
Temple Mithraeum at Brocolita (Preview)	KMZ	0	561	May 13 01:28 2010 by Blobrana
The Carrawburgh Mithraeum lies south-west of the Roman fort at Carrawburgh, Brocolitia. Source Google Earth file (1kb, kmz) Latitude: 55° 2'1.95&qu...
Temple Temple of Artemis (Preview)	Off Topic	1	365	Jul 20 23:37 2011 by Blobrana
The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus was destroyed on July 21, 356 BC in an act of arson committed by Herostratus. According to the story, his motivation was fame at any cost, thus the term herostratic fame. The Ephesians, outraged, consigned Herostratus to torture and his name to oblivion. Theopompus l...
Temple Temple of Diana (Preview)	Off Topic	0	327	Nov 17 09:47 2010 by Blobrana
Temple of goddess of virgins, wild animals, unearthed An almost 2,000 year-old Roman temple dedicated to Diana, the goddess of virgins and wild animals, has been unearthed in a protected park in the Italian region of Tuscany. [url=http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/CultureAndMedia/?id...
Catalhoyuk Temple Gobekli Tepe ( 1 2 ) (Preview)	Off Topic	16	6080	Mar 16 15:50 2012 by Blobrana
The world's oldest temple, dating back around 12,000 years, is located on Göbekli Hill in Turkey's province of Sanliurfa. The temple was discovered by German archaeologist Klaus Schmidt. Stone figures and columns were discovered at the excavation site, suggesting that hundreds of people h...
Temple Kailasanathar Temple (Preview)	Off Topic	0	267	Jan 19 19:58 2011 by Blobrana
A 1,250-year-old temple has been saved from collapse using "granite stitching" in southern India. The Kailasanathar Temple in the town of Uthiramerur is more than 1,250 years old, according to studies of its inscriptions. Uthiramerur town, which is one of the oldest settlements in th...
Temple Altar of the Twelve Gods (Preview)	Off Topic	0	296	Feb 25 12:07 2011 by Blobrana
Renovation work on the aged Piraeus-Kifissia electric railway (ISAP) on the stretch between the central Athenian neighbourhoods of Monastiraki and Thisseio have brought to light one of the most exciting archaeological discoveries of recent years. Archaeologists believe that remnants foun...
Temple Temple of Demeter at Sozopol (Preview)	Off Topic	0	190	May 22 15:19 2011 by Blobrana
Bulgarian Archaeologists Uncover Sanctuary of Greek Goddess Demeter A temple of Ancient Greek goddess Demeter and her daughter Persephone has been discovered by a team of Bulgarian archaeologists near the town of Sozopol on the Black Sea. The archaeological team of Prof. Krastina Panayotova fo...
Temple Sri Padmanabhaswami Temple (Preview)	Off Topic	0	132	Jun 18 23:15 2011 by Blobrana
Kerala temple to open secret treasure room Two 'secret' chambers inside the Sri Padmanabhaswami Temple will be opened later this month by a special panel to make an inventory of its assets - rumoured to be precious stones and jewellery - stored by the erstwhile rulers of Travancore princely state. [...