• 'Our spiritual leader': Chinese villagers appeal for return of 1,000-year-old monk
Residents of Yangchun tell Dutch court of importance of Buddha statue which contains mummified remains
Residents of Yangchun tell Dutch court of importance of Buddha statue which contains mummified remains
Five Greek municipalities and the Hellenic Archaeologists Association have appealed to the Greek Council of State, the country’s highest administrative court, calling for the abolition of the ministerial decisions that will allow ownership of national his
At least four marble statues of kouroi and parts of an ancient cemetery were discovered by a farmer near the town of Atalanti in Fthiotida, central Greece.The life-size kouroi, Greek statues representing young standing males, are in very good condition.Ac
These mosaics would have covered the floor of a second-century latrine in the city of Antiochia ad Cragum in what is now Turkey.Credit: Antiochia ad Cragum ExcavationsAs men relieved themselves at the public toilets in the coastal city of Antiochia ad Cra
UNESCO condemns the intentional destruction of the Ahmed Al-Faz Mosque and Mausoleum in Hodeida, located on the coast approximately 30km from the World Heritage property of the Historic Town of Zabid. The General Organization of Antiquities and Museums (G
In 2016 and 2017, the Anyang Archaeological Team of Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (IA CASS) set two archaeological locations in the eastern Dasikong area. One is Rural Resettlement Excavation Location and the other one is Sh
Introducing more artifacts to the public and continuing the legacy of the first season from 2017,National Treasure, one of China's most popular TV shows on cultural heritage, recently began production of its second season.Although the second season will u
Location:Saga University, Arita, JapanPartnersSaga UniversityAthabasca University (Canada's Open Online University)WhySuccessful interdisciplinary collaboration is essential for meaningful conservation actions.
CAT archaeologists kneel next to a brick plinth that would have originally supported the timber frame of the c. 1520 house.Credit: Colchester Borough CouncilWhen a gang of goons rammed their Toyota truck into the side of a 500-year-old house in the Englis
30 October 2018mosul_688px.pngProfessor Ihsan Fethi (UNESCO Senior Consultant) explains details of the‘Initial Planning Framework for the Reconstruction of Mosul’ to attendees of the first Mosul Old City Forum©UNESCO IraqMosul is coming back and resi
The Fourth Meeting of the UNESCO Silk Roads Online Platform International Network will be held in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, from 28 - 31 October 2018. Focal Points from participating Member States will be in attendance, representing their respective coun
Archaeologists sift the dirt carefully (left) to discover the ancient ceramic pieces (right) at the Allaippidy site in Sri Lanka, majority of which appear to have been made in China and have traveled along the ancient maritime Silk Road. Archaeologists fr
The ongoing research in Akrotiri onSantorinigradually has revealed a place of rituals, very close to Xesti 3, an important public building with rich fresco decorations on the southern boundary of the settlement.According to archaeologists, theexcavationfi
(ANSA) - Rome, October 24 - The remains of five people, probably two women and three children, were found in a bedroom in Pompeii on Wednesday. The group probably took refuge in the bedroom in a desperate attempt to escape a shower of volcanic rocks that
UNESCO / Japanese Funds-in-Trust Project"Support for Silk Roads World Heritage Sites in Central Asia (Phase II)"Central Asian Sub-Regional Workshop Development of Management Strategies for Silk Roads Corridors3-4 October 2018 Almaty, Kazakhstan