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
A preserved painting shows the clearing of the site of Capitolias, with the assistance of Dionysus and other gods.Credit: Copyright CNRS HiSoMAIn an ancient Roman tomb that was recently discovered in Jordan, a colorful mural offers a comics-like glimpse o
A servant in his birthday suit holds a silver-colored jug and a vase for wine.Credit: Copyright E. Lupoli/Jean Bérard Centre (CNRS/école française de Rome)A naked man holding a wine jug and a vase is just one of many figures depicted in a 2,200-year-
From Sept 2017 to Feb 2018, Shaanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology conducted excavation to the tombsatQinhanxinquof Xixian NewDistrict and Liquan County of Xianyang City in Shaanxi Province to support the infrastructure construction. Altogether 21 to
