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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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7 February 2026
An excavator clears debris as civil defense teams search for the bodies of the Salem family under the rubble of their home, which Israeli forces destroyed in December 2023, in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of Gaza City, on February 7, 2026. Since October 10, a fragile US-sponsored truce in Gaza largely halts the fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas, but both sides allege frequent violations.
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7 February 2026
An excavator clears debris as civil defense teams search for the bodies of the Salem family under the rubble of their home, which Israeli forces destroyed in December 2023, in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of Gaza City, on February 7, 2026. Since October 10, a fragile US-sponsored truce in Gaza largely halts the fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas, but both sides allege frequent violations.
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7 February 2026
An excavator clears debris as civil defense teams search for the bodies of the Salem family under the rubble of their home, which Israeli forces destroyed in December 2023, in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of Gaza City, on February 7, 2026. Since October 10, a fragile US-sponsored truce in Gaza largely halts the fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas, but both sides allege frequent violations.
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7 February 2026
An excavator clears debris as civil defense teams search for the bodies of the Salem family under the rubble of their home, which Israeli forces destroyed in December 2023, in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of Gaza City, on February 7, 2026. Since October 10, a fragile US-sponsored truce in Gaza largely halts the fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas, but both sides allege frequent violations.
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7 February 2026
An excavator clears debris as civil defense teams search for the bodies of the Salem family under the rubble of their home, which Israeli forces destroyed in December 2023, in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of Gaza City, on February 7, 2026. Since October 10, a fragile US-sponsored truce in Gaza largely halts the fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas, but both sides allege frequent violations.
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7 February 2026
An excavator clears debris as civil defense teams search for the bodies of the Salem family under the rubble of their home, which Israeli forces destroyed in December 2023, in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of Gaza City, on February 7, 2026. Since October 10, a fragile US-sponsored truce in Gaza largely halts the fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas, but both sides allege frequent violations.
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7 February 2026
An excavator clears debris as civil defense teams search for the bodies of the Salem family under the rubble of their home, which Israeli forces destroyed in December 2023, in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of Gaza City, on February 7, 2026. Since October 10, a fragile US-sponsored truce in Gaza largely halts the fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas, but both sides allege frequent violations.
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7 February 2026
An excavator clears debris as civil defense teams search for the bodies of the Salem family under the rubble of their home, which Israeli forces destroyed in December 2023, in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of Gaza City, on February 7, 2026. Since October 10, a fragile US-sponsored truce in Gaza largely halts the fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas, but both sides allege frequent violations.
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7 February 2026
An excavator clears debris as civil defense teams search for the bodies of the Salem family under the rubble of their home, which Israeli forces destroyed in December 2023, in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of Gaza City, on February 7, 2026. Since October 10, a fragile US-sponsored truce in Gaza largely halts the fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas, but both sides allege frequent violations.
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3 February 2026
Chinese-made excavators gather at Yantai Port for shipment and export in Yantai, Shandong Province, China, on February 2, 2026.
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3 February 2026
Chinese-made excavators gather at Yantai Port for shipment and export in Yantai, Shandong Province, China, on February 2, 2026.
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