Nimrud lens or Layard lens is a 3000-year old piece of rock crystal, which was unearthed at the Assyrian palace of Nimrud, Iraq. Nimrud lens is slightly oval, and was roughly ground, perhaps on a lapidary wheel. … Read more
Shivkar Bāpuji Talpade (1864–1916) and Subbarāya Shāstry were two Indian scientists, who have constructed and flown modern world’s first unmanned airplane in the year 1895 to a height of 1500 feet. Wright brothers did it in the … Read more
Etruscan civiliaztion existed with a distinct language and culture during the period of earliest European writing, in the Mediterranean Iron Age in the second half of the first millennium BCE. Most of Etruscan religion and mythology became … Read more
Many believe that Seven Gates of Hell are Located each in one of the seven continents. Gate to Hell in Egypt is located under the left paw of the great Sphinx. In Asia it is located in … Read more
Artwork found in Akkampalli Caves depicts 7000 year old civilisation and culture. These have been discovered in Akkampalli near Kurnool district’s Sanjamala, Andhra Pradesh state in India. It is assumed to be contemporary to the existing rock … Read more
Among the popular avatars (incarnations) of Vishnu, Sweta Varaha (White Rhinoceros) is the third. Popular notion is that Varaha avatar is a wild boar (or pig) which restored earth(land) from completely sinking into water. But in reality, … Read more