Indian ivory statue of a female found in ruins of ancient Pompeii, Italy and mistaken as ‘Goddess Lakshmi Idol‘. This statuette is estimated to be from pre-mauryan period (before 300 BCE) and during that time, India had … Read more
The Name America first used in World Map on 25th April, 1507. It was in fact South America (Brazil) and named after Amerigo Vespucci. The last known copy of this magnificent world map is in the Library … Read more
Myth of Vasco da Gama busted ! Europeans have credited him for discovering the sea route to India after failure of Christopher Columbus, who ended up in America. Vasco da Gama had recorded in his diary that … Read more
Lia Fáil (Irish pronunciation: [ˌl̠ʲiə ˈfɑːl̠ʲ], meaning Stone of Destiny), is a long stone on the Hill of Tara in County Meath, Ireland, which served as the coronation stone for the High Kings of Ireland. It is … Read more
Oldest ever Idol discovered so far is the Lion-Man ivory scultpure, which is estimated to be 40000 years old. It was discovered in the Hohlenstein-Stadel, a German cave in 1939. This 29.6 cm (11.7 inches) in height, … Read more
An Ancient Greek Gravestone made by an unknown artist, which dates to 100 BC shows a device which looks like a laptop with 2 USB ports. The gravestone describes a large woman sitting on a chair, in … Read more