Tsunami throws up India relics

By Soutik Biswas
BBC News, Delhi

The deadly tsunami could have uncovered the remains of an ancient port city off the coast in southern India.

Archaeologists say they have discovered some stone remains from the coast close to India's famous beachfront Mahabalipuram temple in Tamil Nadu state following the 26 December tsunami.

They believe that the "structures" could be the remains of an ancient and once-flourishing port city in the area housing the famous 1200-year-old rock-hewn temple.

Three pieces of remains, which include a granite lion, were found buried in the sand after the coastline receded in the area after the tsunami struck.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4257181.stm

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to Mahabalipuram, it's a beautiful place. Lots of ancient rock carvings and statues and stuff.

Well, at least some good came out of this disaster.

To me the pictures show them looking a lot like a worn down sphinx and a crumbly pyramid.