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11 February 2026

Professor Robin Coningham, UNESCO Chair on Archaeological Ethics and Practice in Cultural Heritage at Durham University and co-director of the excavations, attends a press conference in Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 11, 2026. A collaborative team of national and international experts from the Department of Archaeology, Government of Nepal, Lumbini Development Trust, and Durham University's UNESCO Chair uncovers Nepal's first example of an apsidal Buddhist temple within the ancient city of Tilaurakot-Kapilavastu, one of the best-preserved Early Historic cities and hinterlands in South Asia. A clear category of temple in South Asia, they are called apsidal as they have a curved end wall that defines the religious focus of the monument, with an entrance platform at the other end. The earliest known examples are cut into rock, with later monuments constructed out of stone, timber, or brick. The monument revealed at Tilaurakot-Kapilavastu, the first discovered in Nepal, follows this exact layout but is unusual in its location. It is a rare example of an apsidal temple constructed within a city rather than in a separate religious complex. The newly discovered apsidal structure is built near the center of the city of Tilaurakot-Kapilavastu over the remains of the city's earlier palatial complex. This central walled complex defines an area of 100 by 100 meters through a massive brick wall measuring 1.5 meters wide. After its abandonment, the complex becomes a focus for veneration, with Buddhist monasteries built over its ruined monumental walls. It is within the courtyard of one of these monasteries that the apsidal temple is built, enshrining and respecting an earlier Buddhist stupa within the earlier monastery.

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11 February 2026

Professor Robin Coningham, UNESCO Chair on Archaeological Ethics and Practice in Cultural Heritage at Durham University and co-director of the excavations, attends a press conference in Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 11, 2026. A collaborative team of national and international experts from the Department of Archaeology, Government of Nepal, Lumbini Development Trust, and Durham University's UNESCO Chair uncovers Nepal's first example of an apsidal Buddhist temple within the ancient city of Tilaurakot-Kapilavastu, one of the best-preserved Early Historic cities and hinterlands in South Asia. A clear category of temple in South Asia, they are called apsidal as they have a curved end wall that defines the religious focus of the monument, with an entrance platform at the other end. The earliest known examples are cut into rock, with later monuments constructed out of stone, timber, or brick. The monument revealed at Tilaurakot-Kapilavastu, the first discovered in Nepal, follows this exact layout but is unusual in its location. It is a rare example of an apsidal temple constructed within a city rather than in a separate religious complex. The newly discovered apsidal structure is built near the center of the city of Tilaurakot-Kapilavastu over the remains of the city's earlier palatial complex. This central walled complex defines an area of 100 by 100 meters through a massive brick wall measuring 1.5 meters wide. After its abandonment, the complex becomes a focus for veneration, with Buddhist monasteries built over its ruined monumental walls. It is within the courtyard of one of these monasteries that the apsidal temple is built, enshrining and respecting an earlier Buddhist stupa within the earlier monastery.

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11 February 2026

Professor Robin Coningham, UNESCO Chair on Archaeological Ethics and Practice in Cultural Heritage at Durham University and co-director of the excavations, briefs about the findings during a press conference in Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 11, 2026. A collaborative team of national and international experts from the Department of Archaeology, Government of Nepal, Lumbini Development Trust, and Durham University's UNESCO Chair uncovers Nepal's first example of an apsidal Buddhist temple within the ancient city of Tilaurakot-Kapilavastu, one of the best-preserved Early Historic cities and hinterlands in South Asia. A clear category of temple in South Asia, they are called apsidal as they have a curved end wall that defines the religious focus of the monument, with an entrance platform at the other end. The earliest known examples are cut into rock, with later monuments constructed out of stone, timber, or brick. The monument revealed at Tilaurakot-Kapilavastu, the first discovered in Nepal, follows this exact layout but is unusual in its location. It is a rare example of an apsidal temple constructed within a city rather than in a separate religious complex. The newly discovered apsidal structure is built near the center of the city of Tilaurakot-Kapilavastu over the remains of the city's earlier palatial complex. This central walled complex defines an area of 100 by 100 meters through a massive brick wall measuring 1.5 meters wide. After its abandonment, the complex becomes a focus for veneration, with Buddhist monasteries built over its ruined monumental walls. It is within the courtyard of one of these monasteries that the apsidal temple is built, enshrining and respecting an earlier Buddhist stupa within the earlier monastery.

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11 February 2026

Professor Robin Coningham, UNESCO Chair on Archaeological Ethics and Practice in Cultural Heritage at Durham University and co-director of the excavations, briefs about the findings during a press conference in Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 11, 2026. A collaborative team of national and international experts from the Department of Archaeology, Government of Nepal, Lumbini Development Trust, and Durham University's UNESCO Chair uncovers Nepal's first example of an apsidal Buddhist temple within the ancient city of Tilaurakot-Kapilavastu, one of the best-preserved Early Historic cities and hinterlands in South Asia. A clear category of temple in South Asia, they are called apsidal as they have a curved end wall that defines the religious focus of the monument, with an entrance platform at the other end. The earliest known examples are cut into rock, with later monuments constructed out of stone, timber, or brick. The monument revealed at Tilaurakot-Kapilavastu, the first discovered in Nepal, follows this exact layout but is unusual in its location. It is a rare example of an apsidal temple constructed within a city rather than in a separate religious complex. The newly discovered apsidal structure is built near the center of the city of Tilaurakot-Kapilavastu over the remains of the city's earlier palatial complex. This central walled complex defines an area of 100 by 100 meters through a massive brick wall measuring 1.5 meters wide. After its abandonment, the complex becomes a focus for veneration, with Buddhist monasteries built over its ruined monumental walls. It is within the courtyard of one of these monasteries that the apsidal temple is built, enshrining and respecting an earlier Buddhist stupa within the earlier monastery.

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11 February 2026

Professor Robin Coningham, UNESCO Chair on Archaeological Ethics and Practice in Cultural Heritage at Durham University and co-director of the excavations, briefs about the findings during a press conference in Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 11, 2026. A collaborative team of national and international experts from the Department of Archaeology, Government of Nepal, Lumbini Development Trust, and Durham University's UNESCO Chair uncovers Nepal's first example of an apsidal Buddhist temple within the ancient city of Tilaurakot-Kapilavastu, one of the best-preserved Early Historic cities and hinterlands in South Asia. A clear category of temple in South Asia, they are called apsidal as they have a curved end wall that defines the religious focus of the monument, with an entrance platform at the other end. The earliest known examples are cut into rock, with later monuments constructed out of stone, timber, or brick. The monument revealed at Tilaurakot-Kapilavastu, the first discovered in Nepal, follows this exact layout but is unusual in its location. It is a rare example of an apsidal temple constructed within a city rather than in a separate religious complex. The newly discovered apsidal structure is built near the center of the city of Tilaurakot-Kapilavastu over the remains of the city's earlier palatial complex. This central walled complex defines an area of 100 by 100 meters through a massive brick wall measuring 1.5 meters wide. After its abandonment, the complex becomes a focus for veneration, with Buddhist monasteries built over its ruined monumental walls. It is within the courtyard of one of these monasteries that the apsidal temple is built, enshrining and respecting an earlier Buddhist stupa within the earlier monastery.

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10 February 2026

In this photo illustration, a laptop displays the Apple App Store free apps chart, showing the Kalshi app listed in fourth place in Copenhagen, Denmark, on February 10, 2026.

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7 February 2026

Chair Min Bahadur Gurung, wearing a yellow sweater, rides an elevator inside the reopened Bhatbhateni Supermarket in Koteshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 7, 2026. The reopening follows months of reconstruction after the store is destroyed during the Gen-Z protests in September 2025.

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7 February 2026

Chair Min Bahadur Gurung prays during the inauguration ceremony of the reopened Bhatbhateni Supermarket in Koteshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal, on February 7, 2026. The store is reconstructed following damage during the Gen-Z protests in September 2025.

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#13282853

7 February 2026

A modern M-net retail store displays telecommunications and internet services inside the Stachus Passagen shopping mall in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on February 6, 2026. M-net is a leading regional telecommunications provider in Bavaria, owned primarily by Stadtwerke Munchen, and operates its own fiber-optic network.

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7 February 2026

A modern M-net retail store displays telecommunications and internet services inside the Stachus Passagen shopping mall in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on February 6, 2026. M-net is a leading regional telecommunications provider in Bavaria, owned primarily by Stadtwerke Munchen, and operates its own fiber-optic network.

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7 February 2026

A modern M-net retail store displays telecommunications and internet services inside the Stachus Passagen shopping mall in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on February 6, 2026. M-net is a leading regional telecommunications provider in Bavaria, owned primarily by Stadtwerke Munchen, and operates its own fiber-optic network.

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#13271300

3 February 2026

The UpScrolled app download page displays on a smartphone screen with an abstract illustration in the social network's colors in the background. The app tops the App Store charts as users seek alternatives to TikTok, attracted by its promise of a non-algorithmic and uncensored feed in Creteil, France, on February 3, 2026.

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#13271301

3 February 2026

The UpScrolled app logo appears on a laptop screen photographed through a magnifying glass. The app tops the App Store charts as users seek alternatives to TikTok, attracted by its promise of a non-algorithmic and uncensored feed in Creteil, France, on February 3, 2026.

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3 February 2026

The UpScrolled app logo displays on the screen of a smartphone placed on a laptop keyboard illuminated by a light in the colors of the social network. The app tops the App Store rankings as users seek alternatives to TikTok, attracted by its promise of a non-algorithmic and uncensored feed in Creteil, France, on February 3, 2026.

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3 February 2026

The UpScrolled app logo displays on the screen of a smartphone placed on a laptop keyboard illuminated by a light in the colors of the social network. The app tops the App Store rankings as users seek alternatives to TikTok, attracted by its promise of a non-algorithmic and uncensored feed in Creteil, France, on February 3, 2026.

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3 February 2026

The UpScrolled app logo appears on the screen of a smartphone placed on a reflective surface onto which light in the social network's colors is projected. The app tops the App Store rankings as users seek alternatives to TikTok, attracted by its promise of a non-algorithmic and uncensored feed in Creteil, France, on February 3, 2026.

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