The straits between Greece’s south Pelion Peninsula and the island of Skiathos in the Northern Sporades conceal many secrets in their treacherous waters — including one little-known fact known mostly to historians and a handful of locals.Few people are aw
Excavations at the ancient city of Tenea in the Peloponnese, which was built by Trojan prisoners of war, have unearthed significant new finds,the Greek Culture Ministry announced on Tuesday. The discoveriesinclude enormous baths dating from Roman times.Th
By Alexis Hooi | China Daily | Updated: 2019-11-12 09:04A researcher from the Dunhuang Academy works on a replica of the mural in Cave 254.Historic Silk Road hub set to continue playing a leading role in global learning and exchange, Alexis Hooi reports.T
The relics of Buddhist cliff carvings dating back about 1,200 years have been found in Southwest China's Sichuan province, local authorities said. The relics of Buddhist cliff carvings dating back about 1,200 years have been found in Southwest China's Sic
A staff member registers restored ancient documents at the ancient documents protection center of Tibet in Lhasa, Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, Sept 12, 2019.Ancient documents from Paingar and Mangra monasteries have been restored at the anci
Dunhuang was a major city along the ancient Silk Road and boasts a number of cultural and historical attractions, including the caves of the Mogao Grottoes, a UNESCO World Heritage List site.Dunhuang Academy China and Peking University have signed an agre
UNESCO offers its sincere solidarity with the people of Japan, and in particular the residents of Okinawa, who have lost a cultural and historical symbol of the Ryukyu islands. UNESCO stands ready to assist the authorities as needed.In the early morning h
Some 40 female members of the armed forces of Lebanon, Iraq and Jordan, as well as female peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) came together in Beirut, Lebanon to discuss the protection of cultural property in the event o
Archeologists also uncovered millions of pottery fragments, flint tools and basalt stone vessels.
Gladiators may have frequented the ancient tavern where the fresco was found.
It is the fifth anniversary to celebrate the successful nominat ion of the“Silk Roads: Routes Network of Chang’ an-Tian’ shan Corridor” in 2019.To commemorate this significant moment, IICC-X has held an internationalevent of photography.The activity laste
Every year on April 18, the International Scientific Committee ofICOMOS proposes various topic and organizes a wide range ofevents to promote monument and sites and the public aw arenessof cultural heritage’s diversity and close connection to dailylife. T
On the afternoon of June 22, sponsored by IICC-X, the 5th anniversaryof the successful inscription of the "S ilk Roads: theRoute Network of Changan-Tianshan Corridor" on the W orldHeritage List, "Hello! Silk Road” was solemnly held in the S
June 18, the exhibition entitled “Reconstructed Grottoes and Muralsof Kizil in Overseas Collections” opened at Luoyang Museum. Theexhibition represents the artist value of Kizil murals through thedisplay of digitalized and simulated images that are genera
Upon the fifth anniversary of the successful nomination of Silk Roads on theWorld Heritage list, June 22, the special exhibition entitled “Life along the SilkRoad: Stories of the Great Era” was opened in the China Silk Museum at thefootage of the Yuhuang
