On the Swedish island of Öland in the Baltic Sea, two gold rings and a gold coin dating from the 5th century BC were discovered. AD According to archaeologists, the find testifies to the fact that the inhabitants of the island had close ties with the
The exhibitionShared Holy Places, organized under the patronage of UNESCO by the National Museum of the History of Immigration, will be held in Paris from 24 October 2017 to 21 January 2018, at the Palais de la Porte Dorée.To highlight and relate what bri
It was a discovery five years in the making. Back in 2012, an Egyptian-Czech archaeological team discovered initial evidence of a temple in the Abusir necropolis southwest of the country's capital. Now, according to Egypt'sMinistry of Antiquities, the tea
Never finished or used, the small theater has been sought for more than a century by archaeologists
By Zhao Xu | China Daily | Updated: 2017-10-21 07:52Gilt bronze finials in the shape of mythical beasts inlaid with glass. After toppling its adversary, a dynasty of 2,200 years ago paid due respect to the ways of its predecessorQin, whose first emperor u
The International Congress on Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage will be organized jointly by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the Ministry of Economy of Portugal and the Municipality of Ourém.Taking note of the United Nations (UN) declaring 2017 as
Cultural Landscape of Bhutan ©UNESCO / Roland LINThe “Workshop for Cultural Landscape and Sustaining its Significance – Bhutan 2017” will be held in Thimphu, Bhutan, from 22 to 27 October 2017. The 2017 workshop aims to assist the staff of the Depart
Digital image created to restore the glory of Yuanmingyuan. Beijing’s Old Summer Palace is marking the 157th anniversary of a massive sack during the Second Opium War, when thousands of Chinese cultural relics were either ruined or removed.Located in the
An exhibition of the restored frescos of Pilu Temple opened at Hebei Normal University Museum in Shijiazhuang, capital of North China's Hebei province, on Oct 17, 2017. It took Yao Shulong, a local painter, more than 10 years to complete the original scal
At the ongoing exhibition,Traveling Around the World: Chinese Dragons on Banknotes and Coins, currency exhibits are on display, showing the dragon grow to become ancient China's imperial symbol. New exhibition detailing the depiction of the creature in cu
ICOMOS joins the cultural heritage conservation community in praising the exemplary work led by Professor Maamoun Abdulkarim during his tenure, which he concludes today, as Director General of Antiquities and Museums in Syria.Over the past five years, Maa
Tuesday, 10 October 2017at 00:00www.fondationmdm.com | Image Source: www.fondationmdm.comTheMarc de Montalembert grant - 7000 euros - helps young peoplefrom countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea and below 28years of age to undertake a project correspo
This photo shows the archaeological excavation site in the Anning river valley area of Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture in Southwest China's Sichuan province on Oct 11, 2017. Large scale ruins of semi-subterranean dwellings have been discovered in the A
Built more than 900 years ago, Sakya Monastery is renowned for its huge collection ofartwork.In the morning, researchers and monks gather in front of a hall in Sakya Monastery, the earliest monastery of the Sakya Sect of the Tibetan Buddhism.They go throu
The project that diverts water from the Yellow River for irrigation in the Ningxia Hui autonomous region Three ancient Chinese irrigation works have been recognized as Heritage Irrigation Structures (HIS) by the International Commission on Irrigation and
