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Ancient Maya City Valeriana Discovered in Mexico with Over 6,600 Structures
Researchers have discovered the ancient Maya city of Valeriana in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula using lidar technology. This city, located in east-central Campeche, includes over 6,600 structures, such as temple pyramids and plazas, dating back to the Classic period (250-900 AD). The team, led by archaeologist Luke Auld-Thomas, repurposed existing li...
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More Than 100 Dahi Handi Participants Injured In Mumbai
As many as 222 'Govindas' or Dahi Handi participants were injured while forming human pyramids during Janmashtami celebrations in Mumbai and 64 in Thane city, civic officials said on Saturday.
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Japanese Astronaut Shares Image Of Giza Pyramids As Seen From Space Station
On the last day of his six month mission aboard the International Space Station, astronaut Soichi Noguchi took a stunning photograph of the pryamids at Giza.
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Skyscraper Day 2020: Know All About The Towering Heights
Skyscraper Day 2020: Skyscrapers across the world have captured people's imagination. In modern times skyscrapers often define a city's skyline. The origin of National Skyscraper Day is not quite clear but the term originated in the United States in the late 1880s. Historically, there has always been a quest for height. Right from the pyramids of E...
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Mumbai Man Solves Rubik's Cube Under Water, Enters Guinness Record
A 20-year-old Mumbai resident, Chinmay Prabhu, made it to the Guinness Book of World Records by solving the pyramid shaped Rubik's Cube under water. He achieved this feat in just one minute and forty-eight seconds.
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Tower Of Human Skulls In Mexico Casts New Light On Aztecs
A tower of human skulls unearthed beneath the heart of Mexico City has raised new questions about the culture of sacrifice in the Aztec Empire after crania of women and children surfaced among the hundreds embedded in the forbidding structure.
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Peru's Ancient City Caral Inspires Modern Architects
Architects seeking solutions for sustainable living in the 21st century are taking notes from the ancient city of Caral in Peru, an engineering marvel built some 5,000 years ago.
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Mumbai Sees Subdued Dahi Handi Celebration; 1 Killed
Mumbai saw subdued Dahi-Handi celebrations today, in the backdrop of restrictions on height of pyramids and curbs on decibel levels.
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Suicide Bomber Attacks in South Egypt's Tourist City of Luxor
A suicide bomber blew himself up near Karnak temple in the southern Egyptian city of Luxor today, security sources and witnesses said.
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Thane: Minister Jitendra Awhad Breaks Dahi Handi to Disprove His Critics
Maharashtra's Minister for Medical Education Jitendra Awhad climbed the fourth layer of a Dahi Handi human pyramid in Thane yesterday and broke the traditional 'Handi'.
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Mumbai: Minors Banned From Taking Part in Human Pyramids at the Dahi-Handi Festival
The Bombay High Court on Monday banned the participation of children below 18 years as 'govindas' in the human pyramids raised to mark the 'Dahi-Handi' festival.
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Mumbai: Shiv Sena Legislator Cancels Dahi Handi Event
With the Bombay High Court banning the participation of those below 18 years in human pyramids on Monday, a Shiv Sena legislator announced cancelling the Dahi Handi program organised by his Non-Governmental Organisation or NGO.
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China cake millionaire at home in his six castles
As the greatest urbanisation drive in history swells China's cities with ranks of identikit apartment blocks, one culinary businessman is indulging his architectural appetite with a visual feast of extravagant, outlandish castles.
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Women govindas ask for more security from cops, organisers
With Dahi Handi two days away, dry runs for forming human pyramids are in full swing. But a section of participants are cutting practice out of fear.
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Japan's Mount Fuji to get World Heritage stamp: officials
Japan's Mount Fuji will likely be added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites next month after an influential advisory panel to the UN cultural body made a recommendation, officials said Wednesday.
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Ancient Maya City Valeriana Discovered in Mexico with Over 6,600 Structures
Researchers have discovered the ancient Maya city of Valeriana in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula using lidar technology. This city, located in east-central Campeche, includes over 6,600 structures, such as temple pyramids and plazas, dating back to the Classic period (250-900 AD). The team, led by archaeologist Luke Auld-Thomas, repurposed existing li...
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More Than 100 Dahi Handi Participants Injured In Mumbai
As many as 222 'Govindas' or Dahi Handi participants were injured while forming human pyramids during Janmashtami celebrations in Mumbai and 64 in Thane city, civic officials said on Saturday.
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Japanese Astronaut Shares Image Of Giza Pyramids As Seen From Space Station
On the last day of his six month mission aboard the International Space Station, astronaut Soichi Noguchi took a stunning photograph of the pryamids at Giza.
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Skyscraper Day 2020: Know All About The Towering Heights
Skyscraper Day 2020: Skyscrapers across the world have captured people's imagination. In modern times skyscrapers often define a city's skyline. The origin of National Skyscraper Day is not quite clear but the term originated in the United States in the late 1880s. Historically, there has always been a quest for height. Right from the pyramids of E...
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Mumbai Man Solves Rubik's Cube Under Water, Enters Guinness Record
A 20-year-old Mumbai resident, Chinmay Prabhu, made it to the Guinness Book of World Records by solving the pyramid shaped Rubik's Cube under water. He achieved this feat in just one minute and forty-eight seconds.
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Tower Of Human Skulls In Mexico Casts New Light On Aztecs
A tower of human skulls unearthed beneath the heart of Mexico City has raised new questions about the culture of sacrifice in the Aztec Empire after crania of women and children surfaced among the hundreds embedded in the forbidding structure.
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Peru's Ancient City Caral Inspires Modern Architects
Architects seeking solutions for sustainable living in the 21st century are taking notes from the ancient city of Caral in Peru, an engineering marvel built some 5,000 years ago.
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Mumbai Sees Subdued Dahi Handi Celebration; 1 Killed
Mumbai saw subdued Dahi-Handi celebrations today, in the backdrop of restrictions on height of pyramids and curbs on decibel levels.
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Suicide Bomber Attacks in South Egypt's Tourist City of Luxor
A suicide bomber blew himself up near Karnak temple in the southern Egyptian city of Luxor today, security sources and witnesses said.
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Thane: Minister Jitendra Awhad Breaks Dahi Handi to Disprove His Critics
Maharashtra's Minister for Medical Education Jitendra Awhad climbed the fourth layer of a Dahi Handi human pyramid in Thane yesterday and broke the traditional 'Handi'.
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Mumbai: Minors Banned From Taking Part in Human Pyramids at the Dahi-Handi Festival
The Bombay High Court on Monday banned the participation of children below 18 years as 'govindas' in the human pyramids raised to mark the 'Dahi-Handi' festival.
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Mumbai: Shiv Sena Legislator Cancels Dahi Handi Event
With the Bombay High Court banning the participation of those below 18 years in human pyramids on Monday, a Shiv Sena legislator announced cancelling the Dahi Handi program organised by his Non-Governmental Organisation or NGO.
-
China cake millionaire at home in his six castles
As the greatest urbanisation drive in history swells China's cities with ranks of identikit apartment blocks, one culinary businessman is indulging his architectural appetite with a visual feast of extravagant, outlandish castles.
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Women govindas ask for more security from cops, organisers
With Dahi Handi two days away, dry runs for forming human pyramids are in full swing. But a section of participants are cutting practice out of fear.
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Japan's Mount Fuji to get World Heritage stamp: officials
Japan's Mount Fuji will likely be added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites next month after an influential advisory panel to the UN cultural body made a recommendation, officials said Wednesday.
