archeology

Portrait of Shakyamuni Buddha

I received this image from a Zen Center in BC Canada. The Nun who gave it said that this is…

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Wieliczka Salt Mine – A UNESCO World Heritage Site

Due to falling salt prices and mine flooding, commercial salt mining was discontinued in 1996. The Wieliczka Salt Mine is now…

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Reviver of Buddhism in India – Alexander Cunningham

Early life and career Cunningham was born in London in 1814 to the Scottish poet Allan Cunningham (1784–1842) and his…

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7 Little-Known Wonders of the Ancient World

JULY 1, 2016 By Evan Andrews In the first and second centuries B.C., ancient Greek writers compiled civilization’s great architectural…

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