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
Mosul is coming back and residents are having their say. UNESCO and UN-Habitat recently hosted the first in a series of public meetings in the Old City, giving residents an opportunity to contribute their ideas for reconstruction of some of the hardest hi
Last 23 April 2018, the Cultural Diplomacy Platform organised a Forum entitled “European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018: International Perspectives” in Brussels. It was an opportunity to look at the international perspectives of the main themes of Europea
ICIP (the ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Interpretation and Presentation) very much looks forward to welcoming participants to the 2018 conference: ‘Critical issues in Heritage Interpretation and Sustainable Tourism’, taking place in Florenc
China will enhance cooperation in cultural relics protection with countries and regions participating in the Belt and Road Initiative, according to a guideline released by the general offices of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the
The Liangzhu statearchaeological site park in Zhejiang province. A total of 36 major archaeological sites have been turned into State-protected public parks, with an area covering a total of 610,000 hectares as of August, according to the National Cultura
Non-invasive technique devised by British Museum sheds light on dyeing and weaving process
The 10-year-old has a rock stuffed in the mouth, something that may have been done to prevent the child from rising from the grave and spreading malaria to other people.Credit: David Pickel/Stanford UniversityA 1,550-year-old "vampire burial" of
Inscription suggests Mount Vesuvius erupted weeks later than previously thought
Danit Levy, director of the excavations on behalf of the Israel Antiquities Authority, inspects the inscribed column in the field.Credit: Yoli Shwartz/IAAArchaeologists have uncovered the oldest known instance of the word "Jerusalem" spelled out
The "Grand Lady's" coffin was buried inside another coffin in China.Credit: Photo courtesy Chinese Cultural RelicsAn exquisitely preserved skeleton of a woman dubbed the "Grand Lady" has been discovered in a water-filled coffin within
Around 350 ancient Greek antiques are exhibited at Beijing's Palace Museum. Around 350 ancient Greek antiques have been put on exhibition at Beijing's Palace Museum (the Forbidden City)."The Antikythera Shipwreck" exhibition features antiques th
Saga Vanecek discovers 1,500-year-old sword while skimming stones
