Have some Lego bricks lying around but need more ideas on what to build with them?... There’s an app for that. The Brickit: Rebuild Your Lego app works by scanning a pile of bricks and, once it’s done analysing, will suggest several possible build options. Once users choose a specific build, the app will generate a step-by-step guide in the style of the classic Danish company’s instruction books.A demo of the app showed that it was able to scan through more than a thousand bricks at one go, res

CAIRO, Jan.... 31( Xinhua)--The plan of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities( SCA) to clad the Pyramid of Menkaure, one of the famed three pyramids of Giza, with granite blocks raised debate in the country as some archeologists are concerned it would ruin the originality of the 4, 500-year-old monument. SCA Secretary General Mostafa Waziri posted a video on Jan.... 25 at the pyramid announcing the project, which he referred to as the" Project of the Century" and" Egypt's Gift to the World."

Time Team's new presenter is a leading museum director and diversity champion, producers have revealed, as the archaeology series stages a comebackSir Tony Robinson hosted the Channel 4 programme from 1994 through to specials in 2014 before its eventual cancellation, but the cult show has been revived by fans with a 21st-century format. Gus Casely-Hayford, inaugural director of the VA East in Stratford, east London, and former director of the Smithsonian Museum of African Art in Washington, has

Researchers have made secret scans of the Elgin Marbles inside the British Museum in order to create “ perfect ” replicas that could ultimately lead to the repatriation of the originals to Greece. The researchers from the Oxford-based Institute for Digital Archaeology( IDA) used technology embedded in the latest camera phones and iPads to create detailed 3D scans of the 2, 500-year-old sculptures. The operation was carried out by stealth after the museum refused a formal request.... She said: “

The remains were found at an ancient beach at Herculaneum and it has been suggested that he was running to try and escape land.... The man perished just steps from the sea in the ancient Roman town, which was destroyed by the massive eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD along with the Roman city of Pompeii. Archaeologists believe that the man was running from the" boat sheds" in the town, which are stone arches that are used to store nets and fishing equipmentUnfortunately, he didn’t make it far and w

The Isole Tremiti in Italy's Adriatic Sea welcome 100, 000 tourists every year.... But then you manage to squeeze in that snorkelling trip, a kayaking trip," Alan Deidun told Ocean.... So for us, it's important that we teach people how to respect the sea, how to care for the sea." Ecotourism opens up unique views which are inaccessible to others....

They were made a part of the investigation based on Noor's father's statement. The court proceedings began today with Shaukat's counsel Nisar Asghar presenting his arguments.... " It was claimed that Shaukat had got the accused arrested due to being influential," Asghar said, contending that if there was pressure from him then the house where the incident happened would have been sealed shut instead of people going to and fro.... " It was said that planning for this case was done at the police

Safdar’s request for more time was then approved with the consensus of both sides. The appeals of the convicted co-accused in the case were to be taken up as well.... All evidence is circumstantial.” Justice Kakar then indicated that the appeal would be decided soon, remarking that a “ relief would be given if due ”.... He remarked, “ Judges should bear some pain....