Excavations in a Urartian necropolis in the eastern province of Van’s Çavuştepe Castle, which has been plundered by treasure hunters in recent years, provide important details about Urartian burial customs.The Culture and Tourism Ministry has in
Conservation, restoration and integration works have been initiated for the Hellenistic towers in the ancient city of Perge in the southern province of Antalya. The work has been carried out by theAntalyaDirectorate of Surveying and Monuments.Antalya Surv
This year’s archaeological excavations in the ancient city of Zeugma, which lies on the coast of the Euphrates River and is famous for the Gypsy Girl Mosaic, has unearthed bronze pieces from the clothing of legion units, silver and iron materials, rings,
Ancient life and traditions on the Giresun Island are being examined in archaeological excavations carried out in a monastery complex on theBlack Seaisland, reputed as a significant religious center in the Byzantine era.The Giresun Island is famous for my
Vast underwater Roman ruins have been discovered off northeast Tunisia, apparently confirming a theory that the city of Neapolis was partly submerged by a tsunami in the 4th century AD.“It’s a major discovery,” Mounir Fantar, the head of a Tunisian-Italia
Ongoing excavations at the ancient city of Aspendos have unearthed 2,000-year-old shops and storage facilities.Located in Belkis neighborhood in the southern province of Antalya’s Serik district, the ancient theater at Aspendos hosts many artistic and cul
A blue and red porcelain jar is on display at the Nanjing Museum, Sept 28. An exhibition,China and the World: Seacraft and Porcelain Exhibition along the Maritime Silk Road, opened at the Nanjing Museum on Sept 28.Featuring the shipwrecks and porcelains f
From June to November 2016, exploration of Chen family cemetery in Naobaowan was carried out by the Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. 13 tombs were cleared which were located in the south and east sides of 2
Large-Scale Tombs of Late Spring and Autumn Period Discovered in the Cemetery of Taosibei, Shanxi ProvinceFrom：Chinese ArchaeologyWriter：Date：2017-09-05Cemetery of Taosibei Site was located in Xiangfen County, Shanxi Province, it covered an area of 24,000
A ceremony is held to mark the 2,568th birthday of Confucius, in Qufu, east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 28, 2017. Confucius, a great Chinese thinker and philosopher, had his birthday celebrated around the country on Thursday. (Xinhua/Zhu Zheng)A cere
Pottery figurines of people on horses from the Tang Dynasty (618-907), on display at Dunhuang's International Convention and Exhibition Center in northwest China's Gansu province on Sept 21, 2017. More than 3,500 exhibits from both China and abroad are on
A visitor views terracotta warriors displayed at an exhibition of civilization of the Qin (221 BC-207 BC) and Han (202 BC-220 AD) dynasties, in Beijing, capital of China, Sept 17, 2017. A lamp of the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-25 AD) is displayed at an e
An exhibition of Thangkaartis heldat the Cultural Palace of Nationalities inBeijingfrom Sept 2 to 6, 2017. The exhibit showcases more than 120 Thangka art works created by 100 masters from Tibet autonomous region, Qinghai, Sichuan and Gansu provinces.Than
Photo taken on Aug 31, 2017 shows the ruins of the Guge Kingdom in Zanda county of Ngari prefecture of Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region. Guge Kingdom, which founded around the 9th century but disappeared mysteriously during the 17th century, attr
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