List of Tipu palace spoils sold for £15,000
British soldiers sent back a host of treasures belonging to Tipu Sultan, including three hunting cheetahs, after the fall of Seringapatam in May 1799.
The details of the spoils seized by the East Ind
Digging for treasure in Andhra
Digging up a school for suspected treasure that may be buried beneath may sound bizarre, but the search for hidden treasure is an annual ritual in many parts of Andhra Pradesh.
Every monsoon, hundre
Digging for treasure in Andhra
Digging up a school for suspected treasure that may be buried beneath may sound bizarre, but the search for hidden treasure is an annual ritual in many parts of Andhra Pradesh.
Every monsoon, hundre
Spain to receive shipwreck treasure after legal battle
Tons of gold and silver from a Spanish ship that sunk in 1804 and was discovered by a US deep sea exploration company was on its way to Spain on Friday aboard two military transport planes.
The trans
A Padmanabha in Chennai possible after temple vault is revealed
The Chandrasekara Swamy temple, believed to be 1,200 years old, in New Gummidipoondi near Chennai, is likely to hog the limelight on the lines of Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple in Thiruvananthapuram.
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Kerala temple treasure 'vulnerable to tunnelling'
A Supreme Court panel on Friday criticised security surrounding the vast underground treasure trove found inside Kerala's Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple, saying it could be vulnerable to 'tunnelling atte
Ancient Egypt treasure gate unearthed in Luxor
Egyptian and French archaeologists have unearthed a 2,700-year-old stone gate belonging to Nubian King Shabaka while digging near Luxor's Karnak temple, the ministry of antiquities said on Sunday.
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