Indian villager takes 14 years to dig tunnel through mountain

I wonder how many hammers and chisel he damaged and wore out?  " An Indian villager burrowed for 14 years with a hammer and chisel to cut a tunnel through a mountain so that his neighbours could reach nearby fields and he could park his truck outside his home....

Artist prints `Zero Dollar' in dig at Wall Street

Artist Laura Gilbert printed 'The Zero Dollar' and distributed 10,000 copies of the worthless money, in protest of the breakdown of the American economy. Gilbert distributed her 'money' in front of the New York...

Stonehenge Dated, Was Healing Centre?

Radiocarbon dating has revealed that the Stonehenge monument was actually constructed in 2300BC, a few hundred years later than was previously estimated.  For the first time in over 40 years, excavation...

Dig the Digg! Perpetuate your favorite website as a tattoo!

Young Russian tycoon has sworn to tattoo himself with anything that gets the most votes. Vote for one of the four tattoos to put DIGG permanently on his shoulder. He got almost 500 tattoo designs in first 40...

Iran to dig thousands of graves for enemy soldiers

" IRAN is to dig 320,000 graves in border districts to allow for the burial of enemy soldiers in the event of any attack on its territory, a top commander said today."In implementation of the Geneva Conventions ... the necessary measures are being taken to provide for the...

Authorities to dig up Manson family ranch

Officials are set to dig up an old Manson family ranch on May 20. Creepy to think what they could find...For more info, check out this related story from a few weeks ago."(CNN) -- Authorities said Friday they will...

Did you copy in college ?

A senior Gujarat police official involved in the probe into the disappearance of Sohrabuddin’s wife Kausar Bi, was allegedly caught cheating while appearing for his law exam. Deputy Inspector General of...

The mystery of Stonehenge may be solved

Archaeologists say they may have discovered a layer underneath ancient Stonehenge that may explain why the site was built.If this is true, it will be one of the greatest mysteries ever solved."The team has reached...

Will Stonehenge dig unravel mysteries?

Certainly a dig with the world watching for clues of one of the 7 wonders of the World to unravel. "LONDON - Some of England's most sacred soil is being disturbed for the first time in more than four...

Spain dig yields ancient European

"Scientists have discovered the oldest human remains in western Europe. A jawbone and teeth discovered at the famous Atapuerca site in northern Spain have been dated between 1.1 and 1.2 million years old. The finds provide further evidence for the great antiquity of human...

Drug Smugglers Dig Record Number of Tunnels in 2007

" Seventy-three tunnels -- ranging from crude to sophisticated -- have been discovered since 1990, half of those since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, the Department of Homeland Security reported in an intelligence assessment released today."

New Web site for college students to partying across Indiana

Fresh from the first party at Indiana State last week, the crew from BuddyUniversity.com, are now gearing up to party at Ball State University. BuddyUniversity.com, a new college social networking site,...

New Web site for college students to partying across Indiana

Fresh from the first party at Indiana State last week, the crew from BuddyUniversity.com, are now gearing up to party at Ball State University. BuddyUniversity.com, a new college social networking site,...

Car park dig for medieval castle

"Volunteers are helping archaeologists search for signs of a medieval castle thought to be under a village car park. Researchers believe the castle once stood at the site in Maenclochog at the foot of Pembrokeshire's Preseli Hills. Villagers are working with professional...

Controvery Simmers Over Temple Mount Dig

The complexity of protecting antiquities claimed as sacred by warring religions is demonstrated by these  report sabout a dig at Temple Mount in Israel. The quoted article from the Jerusalem Post...

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