Utility workers in Peru unearth pre-Incan tomb with 1,000-year-old remains
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The Standard
01-08-2025
- The Standard
Utility workers in Peru unearth pre-Incan tomb with 1,000-year-old remains
Archaeologist Jose Aliaga works at the site where city workers discovered ancient remains, from the pre-Inca Chancay culture, and artifacts as workers were digging a natural gas line for the company Calidda in the district of Puente Piedra on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo)
South China Morning Post
31-07-2025
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Ancient Buddhist gems returned to India after their Hong Kong auction stopped
India has recovered a set of relics linked to early Buddhism more than a century after they were removed from the country during the British colonial period, officials said on Wednesday. The Piprahwa gems date back to around the third century BC and were unearthed in 1898 by Englishman William Claxton Peppe in northern India. India's culture ministry said it secured the return of the gems, which had been slated for auction in Hong Kong in May, in partnership with Mumbai-based conglomerate Godrej Industries Group. 'These relics have long held immense spiritual value for the global Buddhist community and represent one of the most important archaeological discoveries in India's history,' the ministry said in a statement. The Piprahwa gems were scheduled to be auctioned by Sotheby's in Hong Kong in May. Photo: Sotheby's The gems will be put on public display soon, it added, without giving further details.
