AbstractWhile Go embodies the profound cultural heritage of the Chinese nation, archaeological research on it remains limited, particularly concerning Go-related cultural artifacts. We employed a suite of analytical techniques—including high-depth-of-fiel
AbstractWe test whether orientation rules in the Eight Mansions (Ba Zhai) tradition align with microclimatic comfort in a hot–humid setting. Using CFD coupled with the Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI), we simulated 24 rotational orientations of a ty
AbstractFew-shot point cloud semantic segmentation (FS-PCSS) is crucial for architectural heritage digitization, as it segments unseen categories with minimal annotations. However, existing methods focus on target features while neglecting background mode
AbstractSuspended ancient timber structures, characterized by complex construction and unique load-transfer mechanisms, are prone to pronounced dynamic responses under pedestrian walking loads. This study aims to systematically investigate the structural
Published: 26 January 2026npj Heritage Science volume 14, Article number: 58 (2026)AbstractThis paper presents the multi-analytical study of the pictorial ensemble in Room 3 of the Domus of Salvius in Carthago Nova with the aim of deepening knowledge of t
AbstractThe Ming Great Wall in Beijing suffers from hidden voids, detachments, and moisture infiltration from long-term weathering and human impacts. Invasive diagnostics risk irreversible damage to this UNESCO site. This study developed a non-destructive
AbstractAlthough research on ground stone tools has increasingly embraced multidisciplinary approaches over the years, studies on polished stone axes and adzes still lack deeper and dynamic analysis. This paper presents a study of the function and reuse o
AbstractStandard 3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS) relies on multi-view images, creating a barrier for museum artifacts archived only as colored point clouds without corresponding registered images. We propose a 3DGS paradigm that operates directly on colored
AbstractThis study explores the application of Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) to the digital reconstruction of Qing-period interior canopy components, a representative form of traditional Chinese timberwork. To address fragmented archive
Published: 31 January 2026npj Heritage Science volume 14, Article number: 74 (2026)AbstractOutdoor solar loading thermography (SLT) for cultural heritage is challenged by nonstationary environmental forcing that masks defect responses. This study advances
By ZHAO RUINAN in Nanchang | China Daily | Updated: 2025-11-18 06:59Archaeologists restore bamboo slips unearthed from the tomb of the Marquis of Haihun, in Jiangxi province.On a quiet autumn morning in Nanchang, Jiangxi province, a set of bamboo slips —
By Wang Ru | China Daily | Updated: 2024-06-11 06:43The seven painted clay Buddhist statues, a rare format, at Mahavira Hall, Fengguo Temple in Jinzhou, Liaoning province.Structure sees its growing appeal attracting increasing numbers of visitors, Wang Ru
By Wang Ru in Ningde, Fujian | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-10-17 11:45A mid-term promoting meeting of the Three-Year Action Plan for the Protection of Covered Bridges (2023-25) held in Pingnan county, Ningde, Fujian province, on Wednesday and Thursd
By Wang Ru | China Daily | Updated: 2024-11-14 06:15The Wenxing Bridge in Taishun county, Wenzhou, Zhejiang province (pictured), and Luanfeng Bridge in Shouning county, Ningde, Fujian province, are key attractions along travel routes to integrate historic
By Wang Ru | China Daily | Updated: 2024-10-12 11:02Since the discovery of the Terracotta Warriors in 1974, archaeological work on Emperor Qinshihuang's mausoleum in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, has continued for five decades, yielding many important findings
By Wang Ru | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-08-20 14:48The 2024 International Forum on Cave Temple Conservation, organized by the National Cultural Heritage Administration, kicked off on Monday in Dunhuang, Gansu province.The 2024 International Forum o
By Wang Ru | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-06-03 14:44The indoor scene of the Daxiong Hall of Fengguo Temple in Jinzhou, Liaoning province. In a bid to assess grassroots cultural heritage preservation efforts, the National Cultural Heritage Administra
By Wang Ru | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2023-12-19 07:36An archaeologist cleans an artifact from the shipwreck, which was located in the Shengbeiyu sea off Zhangzhou, Fujian province.Shipwreck provides archaeologists with new clues to the extent of trade 700
《西域历史语言研究集刊》第16辑主编：黄维忠出版：中国藏学出版社版次：2021年12月书号：ISBN978-7-5211-0364-9字数：346千字 《西域历史语言研究集刊》是中国人民大学国学院西域历史语言研究所主办的学术刊物，以刊登国内外学者关于中国西部边疆地区少数民族历史、语言、考古、地理、宗教等方面的最新研究成果为主要宗旨，发表具有原创性的学术研究论 ...
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北方民族志景观-北极民族视角 作者:伊戈尔·克鲁普尼克（Igor Krupnik） /雷切尔·梅森（Rachel Mason） /托妮娅·伍兹·霍顿（Tonia W. Horton）主编出版社:社会科学文献出版社副标题: 北极民族视角 译者:李燕飞 /孙厌舒出版年: 2021-4页数: 362定价: 128.00元装帧: 平装丛书:北冰洋丛书ISBN: 9787520179072内容简介《北方民族志景观——北极民族视角》 ...
Shao Shuai talks about the damage to the rammed earth of the wall of Pingyao on Oct 20, 2021. Shao Shuai clearly recalls an emergency call he received on the afternoon of Oct 3, 2021, in which officials responsible for the cultural heritage protection of
The water gate area in the east of the Shuomen ancient port site in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province.Finds at best site of its kind in China fill in gaps in record of Maritime Silk Road, Xu Xiaodan and Wang Ru report in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province.A panoramic sc
Attendees at the opening ceremony of the 4th Huangshan Dialogue on UNESCO-designated Sites and Sustainable Development in Huangshan, Anhui province, on June 29. CHINA DAILYSeveral years ago, using satellite technology, Chinese researchers, alongside scien
A researcher displays a jade decoration with patterns related to the sun found during the archaeological survey prior to excavation at the Xidaliang site in the Aohan Banner, the Inner Mongolia autonomous region.LI HE/XINHUAFor almost five decades, archae
The crisscrossing road network unearthed in Erlitou site in Luoyang, Henan province, shows how the ancient city was separated into grids with various functional domains. In some sections of the city, the roads were also walled.From million-year-old skulls
A competition in March to measure skills of archaeological excavation, part of the National Vocational Skills Competition on Cultural Relics, is underway in Taiyuan, Shanxi province.Archaeologists endure backbreaking work and long hours but every now and
坐落于埃及吉萨金字塔前的狮身人面像（图片版权：盖帝图像 基提·布恩尼特罗）从根本上来讲，考古学是研究人类及其过去的一门学科。考古学家所研究的是由人类创造、使用或改变的事物。他们通过观察人类遗留的实物资料以实现考古，例如石器、居址、有金饰的尸骨亦或是在沙漠中屹立而起的庄严金字塔。有时，考古学家通过研究现代社会来阐明那些繁荣的过 ...
石語梵行 |《犍陀羅風格的起源及對造像藝術貢獻影響的研究(插图版）》1989年
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From the Hanging Gardens of Babylon to the Pyramids at Giza, these ancient wonders do not disappoint.
Will we ever find the Ark of the Covenant or a treasure depicted in the Dead Sea Scrolls?
Three kings line up to worship the Buddha. Newly discovered monumental gateway from Zar Dheri near Mansehra in NWFP/KP 2ndC 著名的佛教建筑群Zar Dheri位于Mansehra区Shinkiari-Dadar路右侧的一个小村庄Tambah。这个重要的佛教建筑群首次由当时的
Did the Trojan War really happen at Troy?
The emperor's "afterlife army" just got bigger.
《柬埔寨吴哥：亚洲世界的一梵境》1995年
Julius Caesar became the most powerful person in Rome. Money and war paved the way for him.A statue of Julius Caesar.(Image credit: EnricoAliberti ItalyPhoto via Shutterstock)Caius Julius Caesar was born around July 13, 100 B.C. and was stabbed to death i
Within six centuries, Rome transformed from an independent city to a sprawling empire that dominated the Mediterranean Sea.Here, the Roman Forum at sunrise, revealing (from left to right): the Temple of Vespasian and Titus, the church of Santi Luca e Mart
In theory, the Roman Republic was designed to represent both wealthy and poor citizens, but the reality was quite different.A modern-day artist's depiction of the Roman senate, an institution that was vital to the Roman Republic.(Image credit: Shutterstoc
A nail was found hammered into one of the heel bones of this crucified skeleton.A nail was found hammered into one of the man's heel bones, evidence that he was crucified.(Image credit: Albion Archaeology)A man in Roman England, possibly a slave, died bru
《文化和文明：丝绸和香料之路》斯特朗，1994年
Alexander the Great's empire stretched from the Balkans to modern-day Pakistan.In 332 B.C. Persian rule in Egypt came to an end with the arrival of Alexander the Great (pictured here).After his death a dynasty of Greek kings would take control of Egypt an
《塔克西拉 · 巴玛拉新发现灰泥佛像》2017年
The bowl was discovered in a 3,000-year-old settlement in Austria.A photo of the sun bowl is seen here. The bottom has a sun disc with 11 rays coming out. There are also circular motifs decorating the bowl.(Image credit: Andreas Rausch, courtesy Novetus)A
While many date the collapse of the Roman Empire to the fifth century, in reality it didn't fall until AD 1453.Statue of the first leader of the Roman Empire, Augustus(Image credit: Getty / Print Collector)The Roman Empire began in 27 B.C., when Octavian,
The man suffered cuts and slashes to his face during the murder.(Image credit: Photo courtesy Qian Wang)The remains of an ancient 25-year-old man who was discovered in China in a shaft leading to an ancient tomb was not trying to rob it — he was murdered,
The Bactrian treasure holds 20,000 golden artifacts.
这座位于法国境内的古墓于中世纪早期被再次开启，墓中的随葬品被取走。考古学家们试图找出人们这样做的原因。（图片来源：evha-考古研究估价及古董出版有限公司）据一项新研究显示，大约1400年前，生活在欧洲的人们有重新开启坟墓并取出随葬品的习惯，考古学家们试图弄清楚人们这样做的原因。一个研究小组在6月18日发表在古物杂志上的论文中写道：“从特兰 ...
This grave in France was reopened during the early Middle Ages. Items were removed, and archaeologists are trying to figure out why.(Image credit: éveha-études et valorisations archéologiques Antiquity Publications Ltd.)People living across Europe around
The remains of part of the West Bank building are seen here. It was likely used as a reception area for local council members before they ascended to the Temple Mount.(Image credit: Photo courtesy Israel Antiquities Authority)Inside the tunnels beneath th
This skeleton of a soldier was found on a beach at Herculaneum in 1982. Recent research suggests that the soldier may have been part of a rescue mission.(Image credit: Photo courtesy Parco Archeologico di Ercolano)The skeleton of a soldier found on a beac
The jar was found within a building used by craftsmen in the agora of Athens.(Image credit: Athenian Agora excavations)A 2,300-year-old ceramic jar filled with the bones of a dismembered chicken was likely part of an ancient curse to paralyze and kill 55
Many of the decapitated skeletons had their heads buried like the one shown here.(Image credit: Dave Webb, Cambridge Archaeological Unit)Seventeen decapitated skeletons dating back about 1,700 years have been discovered in three Roman cemeteries at Knobb'
A well-preserved ancient Greek helmet likely worn by a soldier during a war with the Persians has been found in Haifa Harbor in Israel.The 2,500-year-old helmet was found by a Dutch ship in 2007 and was turned over to the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA
Archaeologists in Sweden have discovered nearly two dozengoldfoil figures that have engravings of couples embracing each other.The figures, which date back about 1,300 years, were found in the remains of a great hall on a platform mound, a human-made stru
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Could they speak to the gods?
The discovery of more than 100 sealed coffins containing mummies, at the Saqqara archaeological site in Egypt, was one of the biggest archaeology stories of 2020.(Image: © Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities)With the pandemic and accompanying econom
A man wearing a protective mask passes by the Coliseum in Rome on March 7, 2020, amid fear of the COVID-19 epidemic.(Image: © Alberto Pizzoli/AFP via Getty Images)The COVID-19 pandemic, and the economic recession it has fostered, loom large over
The texts were written on silk and buried in a tomb.Ancient texts written on silk and found inside the tombs at Mawangdui, China, may represent the oldest surviving anatomical atlas.(Image: © The History Collection / Alamy Stock Photo)A series of
Lost for more than 2,000 years, the tomb ofCleopatra, the last queen of Egypt, has long been a source of intrigue for archaeologists and the public alike. And though media reports have suggested the discovery of a lifetime is near, the chances of finding
