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• Sino-Mongolian Joint Archaeological Team Discovers a Site Suspected to be Xiongnu’s Power Center

The joint archaeological team of China and Mongolia announced on the 9th that they found a sitein the central part of Mongolia, which seemedto be Longcheng, Xiongnu’s capital and also the rulecenter and important ritual placeof Huns. Recently, a joint arc

• Archaeologists find remains of horses in ancient Pompeii stable

Military officer’s stable preserved under ash from eruption of Mount Vesuvius

• Important Christian Monument Discovered in Cyprus

An important Christian site has just been discovered inCypruswith mosaics which bear clear inscriptions in Greek, according to an Athens Macedonia News Agency (AMNA) report.The excavation, conducted on the Akrotirio peninsula by theDepartment of Antiquiti

• The 5th Meeting of the Coordinating Committee on the Serial World Heritage Nomination of the Silk Roads

The UNESCO World Heritage Centre and the UNESCO Cluster Office in Tehran, in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan and the Turkmen National Commission for UNESCO, is organizing the 5th meeting of the Coordinating Committee of th

• New discoveries in Xinjiang awe archaeologists

47 heritage sites and more than 70 pieces of relics were found at the middle and lower reaches of the Keriya River in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. Recently, 47 heritage sites and more than 70 pieces of relics were found at the middl

• “Seals” the Silk Roads—Exhibition of Works of Seal Carving of Cities' Name along the Silk Roads

On July 4, “Seals”the Silk Roads—Exhibition of Works of Seal Carving of Cities' Name along the Silk Roads was held at Xi’an JiaotongUniversity Museum by the ICOMOS International Conservation Center-Xi'an (IICC-X).On June 22, 2014, the transnational nomina

• First Photographic Exhibition of “the Silk Roads: Beauty of the World Cultural Heritage” Opens

The ICOMOS International Conservation Center-Xi'an(IICC-X) organizedthe first photographic exhibition of "the Silk Roads: Beauty of the World Cultural Heritage" in 2018. The exhibition has built a platform for photographers to exchange their und

• Heritage of the Great Steppe: Exhibition of Masterpieces of Jewelry Art from Kazakhstan Opens in Shaanxi History Museum

2018 marks the 26th anniversaryof the establishment of diplomatic relationsbetween China and Kazakhstan. In order to promote and expand the cultural exchanges between China and Kazakhstan, and respond to the "Belt and Road Initiative",Heritage o

• Joint Archaeology of Large-scale Ancient Ruins Launched in Nagri, Tibet

The cultural heritages unearthed inthe joint archaeological exploration of large-scale ancient ruins launchedin Nagri, Tibethavedemonstrated the existence of a“Plateau Silk Road”. Since 2014, archaeologists have discovered many ancient human ruins in Ngar

• New Archaeological outcome: Hoxi Corridor Region was Important Entrance for Wheat Imported into China

A new archaeological discoveryshowed that the Hexi Corridor region was not only a channel for foreign exchanges and trade, but also an important entrance for wheat imported into China.Gansu Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeologyrecently r

• One More “Golden Man” Excavated by Kazakhstan Archaeologists

Kazakhstan archaeologistsexcavated another"Golden Man"mummy ina burial moundinEast Kazakhstan, KazTAGreported on August 6.The KazTAGhistorical archaeology working group held a press conference in UskamanCity, the capital of East Kazakhstan, on A

• “Mutual Identification of Historical Documents and Archaeological Remains—International Symposium on the Silk Road” Held in Lanzhou

On August26, “Mutual Identification of Historical Documents and Archaeological Remains—International Symposium on the Silk Road”, sponsored by the Gansu Provincial Museum, co-organized by theResearch Centre of Silk Road History and Culture of Shaanxi Norm

• Forum of Alliance on Technological Innovations of Cultural Heritage along the Silk Road Held in Mogao Grottoes, Dunhuang

Opened at Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang on September20, the Forum of Alliance on Technological Innovations of Cultural Heritage along the Silk Roadwas hosted by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage and the Gansu Provincial People's Government, and c

• Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology Achieved Staged Archaeological Results in Countries along the Silk Road

From June to August this year, the Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology has successively builtarchaeological teams jointlywith the Institute of History and Cultural Heritage of the Kyrgyz National Academy of Sciencesandthe Issyk-Kul State Historica

• New Discovery on Maritime Silk Roads, Exported Porcelains Dating from Late Northern Song Dynasty Unearthed in Sri Lanka

From August6to September14, theShanghai Museum and Central Cultural Fund (CCF) of Sri Lanka established a joint archaeological team to conduct a comprehensive survey and key exploration of the Jaffna District. It is the first officialcooperation on archae

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