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• Roman mosaic wows history fans in Leicester

Archaeologists admit they have been surprised by the interest a dig that has uncovered a Roman street.

• Life of Hittites to be revived with village

A Hittite village will be established in the Central Anatolian province of Çorum’s Boğazkale in an effort to provide a taste of the ancient past.

• Çukurova’s Archaeology Museum opens

The first stage of the Adana Museum Complex, the Archaeology Museum, which is home to archaeological and ethnographical works as well as agricultural and industrial tools and machines, opened on May 18 with a ceremony.

• Drowned City: Jordan to Search for Ancient Site's Underwater Remains

This July, archaeologists in Jordan will begin an underwater search for remains of an early Islamic city.

• Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Carving Found in Looting Hole

Egyptian authorities say they caught looters digging up an ancient stone block carved with an image of a pharaoh.

• Int'l Museum Day marked around world

Two visitors walk in the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe on the International Museum Day in Berlin, capital of Germany, on May 18, 2017. (Xinhua/Shan Yuqi)Visitors look on displayed documents at the underground "Place of Information" of

• In pictures: Hundreds of relics on display at Capital Museum in Beijing

An exhibition themed on the Chinese archaeological achievements in the past 20 years has opened at the Capital Museum in Beijing on May 18, 2017.

• In pictures:Beauty of blue and white: Porcelain on show in Shandong

To mark International Museum Day on May 18, the Shandong Museum displayed 200 pieces of blue and white porcelain from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). The showpieces include royal collections from the Place Museum, imperial kiln productions unearthed in Jing

• Roman-era stadium set to be home for traditional sports

Perge Stadium, a Roman-era sports facility situated in southern Turkey, will be restored to its former glory and host traditional sports, authorities announced.

• 2,500-year-old bronze artifact stolen from Pompeii exhibition

A bronze stud from the late fourth century or early fifth century B.C., part of a temporary exhibition at the Pompeii archaeological park in southern Italy, has been stolen, authorities said Thursday.

• New discovery of Sandaohaizi Site group, Qinghe County, Xinjiang

Huahaizi No.1 Site is the biggest and the nearby Meiyierman area consists of ten sites, located surrounding the major springs in Huahaizi. The archaeological team excavated four Sites, finding that these stone piles are mainly sacrificial remains surround

• Museum of stone tablets opens in NE China

The Shengjing museum of stone tablets opened to the public on Wednesday, one day before International Museum Day.

• Ethnic minority tomb complex discovered in C China's Henan

A tomb complex with ethnic minority features has been discovered at the Ruins of Yin in Anyang city, Central China's Henan province.

• Funerary bed of King Tut packed for transfer to Grand Egyptian Museum

A team from the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) began packing on Monday King Tutankhamun’s treasured collection at the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square in a step towards transferring to its permanent location at the GEM.

• Perge Stadium returns to its heyday

The Roman-era Perge Stadium, which has a capacity of 12,000 people, will be restored and returned to its old glorious days. Dating back to the 2nd century, the stadium in Antalya’s ancient Perge city is one of the largest ancient stadiums in Anatolia.

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