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• Roman remains discovered in Verulamium Park

Archaeological finds from the Roman town of Verulamium have been uncovered in St Albans.

• Assos reunited with Aristotle

A sculpture of Aristotle has been restored and re-erected in one of the most important centers of learning in the classical age, Assos on Turkey’s Aegean coast.

• Silk-Covered Body Discovered at Inner Mongolia Cemetery

A silk-covered body inside a coffin and a silver bowl depicting Greek goddesses are among the discoveries at a 1,500-year-old cemetery in Inner Mongolia, an autonomous region in China.

• Centuries-old tomb in southeastern Turkey to be moved this April

The 650-year-old Zeynel Bey Tomb, which is located in close proximity to the Ilisu Dam in southeastern Turkey, will be moved to the new Hasankeyf Cultural Park April 18 to avoid being inundated with water and damaged.

• Rome Metro workers accidentally discovered an ancient aqueduct

A 2,300-year-old aqueduct uncovered by workers on Rome's new Metro line has been hailed as "a sensational discovery of enormous importance" by the city's Superintendency for Archaeology.

• More focus on cultural relics as a 5-year survey is completed

China's cultural relics now have national ID cards. A report by the State Council on Friday shows that there are 108 million moveable cultural relics in State-owned institutions on the Chinese mainland, based on a five-year national study, the first since

• China has 108 million movable cultural artifacts: survey

China's first national survey of movable cultural artifacts has found that there are 108.15million items or sets of such artifacts owned by the state.

• Exhibition highlights work by Dunhuang pioneer

While there is still debate over whether the studies of Zhang Daqian (1899-1983) of the murals in Dunhuang's Mogao Grottoes damaged the art, his work during a time of war and social upheaval is much prized.

• Mystery of Çatalhöyük’s early structures to be solved soon

An excavation team that has been working at Çatalhöyük in Central Anatolia for decades has come the closest yet to solving some of the mysteries surrounding the Neolithic site’s earliest structures, according to the head of the dig.

• Historical 'Leaning Minaret' to be restored in central Turkey

Eğri Minare, a historical minaret located in central Turkey's Aksaray, will be restored by the General Directorate for Foundations. The building dating back to the Seljuk epoch has a tilt of 3.11 degrees and therefore has been compared to world-famou

• Highly-ranked family cemetery from Western Jin Period found in Jianyaomiao, Jiangsu Province

Jianyaomiao Cemetery from Western Jin period was located in Xinhe Town, Pizhou City, Jiangsu Province. From July 2015 to September 2016, its salvage excavation was carried out by a joint archaeological team consisting of Nanjing Museum, Xuzhou Museum and

• Trevethin Bronze Age finds in Pontypool Museum display

Bronze Age valuables found by a treasure hunter will be presented to a Torfaen museum on Friday.

• 'Significant' Roman finds made in St Albans

"Significant" archaeological finds from the Roman town of Verulamium have been uncovered during gas main works in St Albans.

• Wealthy Roman Settlement Discovered Beneath Britain's Longest Road

Construction work to upgrade Britain's longest road into a major highway has revealed a treasure trove of rare artifacts from one of the earliest and wealthiest Roman settlements in the country.

• Ancient treasures discovered during metro dig on show in Rome

The long-delayed project to extend Rome's subway system has brought treasures of the past to the surface and allowed them to be showcased at one of the city's new subway stations.

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