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A critical approach to theories on ancient India

Edit The Hindu 30 Jul 2016
In fact, available archaeological evidence places Indian civilization as a manifestation different from how it is familiar in the rest of the world ... Besides Vedic references on ploughmen and agriculture, many archaeological sites including Jhusi near Allahabad have yielded proof of rice cultivation in the region during the Neolithic phase, possibly ......

Relics, caves put Mumbai in different league

Edit Deccan Herald 30 Jul 2016
New archaeological finds in Mumbai and its suburbs--like the pre-historic tools dating back to nearly 30,000 years ago, inscriptions found at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre and several small temples--seem to put the country's commercial capital into a different league ... The Mumbai-Salsette project was undertaken in the wake of the new findings and help and permission of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) was taken....

When ‘Taking Our Country Back’ Led to a Massacre

Edit The Daily Beast 30 Jul 2016
Banks to “give us a free-state re-organization of Louisiana, in the shortest possible time.” Early in 1864 General Banks ordered new elections for state offices and constitutional convention delegates ... And when elections were held in 1864, voting was restricted to white males who swore a loyalty oath ... before being elected governor in February, 1864....

Old water plant tank uncovered during demolition

Edit The Indiana Times 30 Jul 2016
CROWN POINT — Demolition of the city’s old water plant turned into an archaeological dig ... ....

Street psychology, game archaeology and more

Edit Australian Broadcasting Corporation 30 Jul 2016
The Church of Tech, ethical ad blocking, game archaeology and street psychology ... ....

The Hidden Reason College Costs Keep Climbing

Edit The Oklahoman 30 Jul 2016
But wandering through it is more like an experience in archaeology. First, there’s the former airplane hangar, built in 1948 and renovated five years ago with alumni contributions into a ......

Madurai fest to shed light on ancient games of Tamil Nadu

Edit The Times of India 30 Jul 2016
... to the ancient excavation site at Keeladi in Sivaganga district, where the extraordinary lifestyle of ancient Tamils is being excavated by the Archaeological Survey of India," he said....

Today in History

Edit Seattle Post-Intelligence 30 Jul 2016
In 1864, during the Civil War, Union forces tried to take Petersburg, Virginia, by exploding a gunpowder-laden mine shaft beneath Confederate defense lines; the attack failed. In 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a bill creating a women's auxiliary agency in the Navy known as "Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service" — WAVES for short ... In 1956, President Dwight D....

Uncharted Movie Adds Bad Boys 3 Director to Write Script

Edit Gamespot 30 Jul 2016
Now, Variety reports that the Uncharted movie has a new script writer in Bad Boys 3 director Joe Carnahan ... "In a perfect world I would love to do both, but right now, I’m only on board to write the script," he said. "Archaeology today is in itself an antiquity, but that world has always fascinated me....

Taj Mahal in charge transferred

Edit The Times of India 30 Jul 2016
Taking a serious view of an Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) staffer allegedly overcharging an NRI family visiting Taj Mahal, the department transferred the monument's in charge to Mathura with immediate effect. The staffer allegedly involved in the incident is also likely to be shunted out on Monday ... Conservation assistant Ram Ratan, in charge of Taj mahal, has been replaced by senior conservation assistant Munazzar Ali....

Google Docs add-ons make the jump from desktop to Android

Edit Digital Trends 30 Jul 2016
Google is bringing Google Docs add-ons, plug-ins that add third-party functionality to search giant's productivity tools, to Android. They may come to iOS in the future, depending on "demand.". The post Google Docs add-ons make the jump from desktop to Android appeared first on Digital Trends ... ....

Brian Dawkins joins Philadelphia Eagles scouting staff through fellowship

Edit Penn Live 30 Jul 2016
"In this role, Dawkins will study and work closely with all phases of the scouting and football operations departments," the team said in a press release. The Eagles drafted Dawkins in the ......

Flight info screens at Vietnam's 2 major airports hacked

Edit The Oklahoman 30 Jul 2016
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Screens displaying flight information and the public address system at Vietnam's two major airports were hacked with derogatory messages against Vietnam and the Philippines in their territorial row against China in the South China Sea ... in southern Ho Chi Minh City, the online VnExpress said....
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