Heritage @ Every Step 2.0

ASI unearths Harappan-era skeletons & burial evidence at Rakhigarhi, offering new insights into the Indus Valley civilisation.

India's living heritage gains recognition as traditional products from Assam, Bihar & Jharkhand receive Geographical Indication (GI) status.

Over 1,200 Petroglyphs & rare Turkic inscription documented in Kazakhstan's Burkhansai Gorge shed light on ancient life & early writing.

4-million-year-old juvenile tapir skeleton unearthed in Northeastern Spain, Europe.

Kakatiya-period temple ruins (12th–14th centuries CE) unearthed at the Sammakka-Sarakka Central Tribal University site in Mulugu district, Telangana.

Government of India has announced the Padma Awards 2026, honouring archaeology veterans Dr. Buddha Rashmi Mani and Dr. Narayan Vyas .

Archaeologists discover remains of 37 individuals in a mortuary jar at Laos’ Plain of Jars, dating to the 9th–12th century CE.

Excavation at the Pattinamarudhur site in Tamil Nadu has revealed extensive material culture in its early phase, uncovering around 1,500 artefacts.

Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a massive 1,200-year-old Buddhist monastery at Dubba village in Bihar’s Gaya district.

Netherlands returns 11th-Century CE Chola inscribed Copper Plates to India, marking a major heritage repatriation.

Magadh University launches scientific excavation at historically significant Dubba site in Gaya, Bihar.

Archaeological Survey of India begins major excavation at Bet Dwarka, revealing evidence of 2,000-year-old maritime trade.

Manhattan District Attorney’s Office returns 657 stolen artefacts to India.

India’s first Petroglyph Conservation Park will be set up in Ladakh to preserve ancient rock carvings and safeguard 400 heritage sites.

Archaeologists discover 3,300-year-old royal Cartouche of Ramesses II at the Ramesseum

1,500-Year-Old stepped reservoir discovered at Elephanta Island during excavation by Archaeological Survey of India.

Archaeological Survey of India begins excavation at Balirajgarh in Madhubani to uncover clues to Mithila’s past.

11th–12th Century CE temple remains & sculptural fragments unearthed at the Ridh Ka Tila in Jhunjhunu District, Rajasthan.

In cultural restitution move, Ashmolean Museum returns 16th century CE Thirumangai Alvar bronze statue to India.

Archaeological Survey of India(ASI) begins excavation of megalithic site at Kumarikkalpalayam, Tamil Nadu.

A newly excavated apsidal Buddhist temple (3rd–5th cen. CE) has been unearthed at Tilaurakot, Nepal.

Remains of an 11th–12th century CE temple complex have been discovered during excavations at “Reed Ka Tila” near Tyonda village in Rajasthan.

A rare nine-foot-tall Bhairava sculpture has been documented at Rachakonda Hills, Telangana.

Archaeologists reported two prehistoric human skeletons during an ongoing excavation at Karnataka

Padma Bhushan awardee Dr. Kailash Nath Dikshit, eminent archaeologist, passed away on 8 February 2026, leaving behind an enduring legacy in Indian archaeology.

India moves to secure UNESCO World Heritage status for Meghalaya’s living root bridges.

Shri T. M. Keshava, eminent archaeologist and Director of the Lakkundi excavations, has passed away, leaving behind a lasting legacy in Indian archaeology

Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art to repatriate three early Tamil Nadu bronze sculptures to India.

ASI launches excavation at Iron Age burial site in Kamanur, Tamil Nadu

Government of India has announced the Padma Shri Awards 2026, honouring Buddha Rashmi Mani and Narayan Vyas for their contributions to archaeology.

ASI resumes excavation at Jagatgram, Uttarakhand after 70 years to trace historical evidence of a yajna platform.

ASI exploration reveals evidence of a 10,000-Year-Old Prehistoric civilization in Odisha’s Bhimmandali Hills.

ASI resumes excavation on the premises of Bhubaneswar’s Sukasari Temple, uncovering rare idols & architectural remains of a buried Shiva shrine.

Union Ministry of Culture announced private experts to assist ASI in heritage conservation.

Ireland’s largest Bronze Age hillfort discovered, offering new insights into prehistoric life & society.

ASI Mysuru Epigraphy Directorate begins digitisation of inscriptions to preserve heritage.

Lakkundi, Karnataka’s Chalukyan-era heritage site, is set to begin a new excavation phase in late November.

Egypt inaugurates the Grand Egyptian Museum, bringing 5,000 years of civilization and heritage to life.

10th century CE Chola era sculptures discovered at Kooteripattu in Villupuram, Tamil Nadu.

10th century CE Kadamba era Gajalakshmi sculpture discovered in the Valvanti River at Parye, Goa.

ASI launches first-ever excavation at Bhima Mandali cave site in Odisha to uncover its prehistoric past.

UNESCO launched the world’s first Virtual Museum of Stolen Cultural Objects at MONDIACULT 2025 in Barcelona.

12,000 Year Old Human Statue Unearthed at UNESCO Site Göbekli Tepe in Turkey

The 16th-century CE Vrindavani Vastra, made under the guidance of Srimanta Sankardev, is returning to Assam for an 18-month period in 2027.