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• Two-millenia-old Roman columns kept as decorations for over 20 years in southern Turkey

An underwater researcher caused controversy in southern Antalya province after keeping two 2000-year-old columns dating back to the Roman Empire as decorations in front of his apartment building.Mustafa Aydemir said he discovered the columns in Kaleiç

• 2,000-year-old popular board game found in southwestern Turkey

Archaeologists in Turkey's southwestern Denizli province have discovered remnants belonging to a 2,000-year-old board game from the Roman period, reports said Tuesday.

• Subway digging uncovers 'Pompeii-like scene' in Rome

Digging for Rome's new subway has unearthed the charred ruins of an early 3rd-century building and the 1,800-year-old skeleton of a crouching dog that apparently perished in the same blaze that collapsed the structure.

• Gandhara relics to be exhibited in Seoul

Forty artifacts belonging to the Gandhara civilisation will be exported to Seoul, South Korea to be displayed at a three-month long exhibition titled ‘Gandhara through international cooperation’.

• Al-Maala necropolis site in Upper Egypt is scientifically documented

The Antiquities Documentation Centre has completed its project to document Al-Maala necropolis, which is located in the town of Esna in Luxor governorate.

• Sudan: Mysterious holes drilled in rocks are remains of ancient shelters on the banks of the Nile River

Archaeologists working at the site of Sphinx have proposed a new interpretations for the holes.

• Cat Print Found on Roman Roof Tile in England

LINCOLNSHIRE, ENGLAND—A cat’s paw print has been found on a piece of Roman roof tile dating to the first century A.D. in the East of England.Lincolnshire Livereports that the tile was uncovered during the excavation of a Roman town in the path of a new hi

• Irina Bokova deplores the destruction of the Al Nuree Mosque and Al Hadba Minaret in Mosul

The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, deplores the destruction of the Al Nuree Mosque and Al Hadba Minaret in Mosul.“The Al Hadba Minaret and Al Nuree Mosque in Mosul were among the most iconic sites in the city, and stood as a symbol of identity,

• Mosaic found in Adıyaman field

A farmer in the southeastern province of Adıyaman’s Besni district, Mehmet Dağ, has uncovered a 10-meter mosaic dating back to the 5th century B.C. Roman era. Officials have taken the mosaic to Şanlıurfa

• Restorers revive cultural relics in Hubei

The ancient State of Chu from the Spring and Autumn Period (770-475 BC) and the Warring States period (476-221 BC) made glorious cultural achievements including bronze smelting, colorful silk weaving, embroidery and lacquerware.

• Xinjiang starts excavation of ancient city

URUMQI - Excavation has begun at the site of a 1,000-year-old city in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, archaeologists said Wednesday.

• Rare brick carvings found in Hunan

Archaeologists in Guiyang county of Hunan province have found a batch of rarely seen brick carvings from the Song Dynasty (960-1279). The bricks from local collector Li Shaoyu's collection, are covered in dust, but experts believe they are of high value.

• 3,000-Year-Old Wooden Toe Prosthetic Discovered on Egyptian Mummy

A single big toe is revealing significant information about ancient medicine.

• Mosque, symbol of Antalya's conquest, being restored

Antalya's Kesik Minare Mosque, an 800 year-old treasure that symbolizes the conquest of the city, will undergo its first restoration in 122 years

• Inside excavation site of Zheng State tomb in central China

The excavation of a Zheng State tomb from the Spring and Autumn Period (770 B.C. - 476 B.C.) has already found more than 20 chariots and a large amount of horse bones.

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