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• 881-year-old historic hammam to be restored in Kayseri

A 881-year-old historic hammam in the city of Kayseri in central Anatolia is to be restored and opened to visitors.

• 7,000 year-old lost city, cemetery unearthed in Egypt

Egypt has unearthed a more than 7,000-year-old city and cemetery dating back to its First Dynasty in the southern province of Sohag

• The ancient city of Prusias ad Hypium turns into an archeopark

AA PhotoAn archeopark will be built in the ancient city of Prusias ad Hypium, also known as the "Ephesus of the Black Sea Region", as part of the the East Marmara Development Agency (MARKA) supported "East Marmara Ancient City Project"

• Cultural artifacts from "Belt and Road" countries showcased in "Blue containers"

Some 15 containers have been unveiled under Dusseldorf's landmark, the over-200-meter-high telecommunications tower Rheinturm, to showcase cultural artifacts from the countries along the "Belt and Road" routes.

• Suspicious 'bomb' a pot with ancient chinaware

Detection of a possible bomb disrupted work at a construction site in Guanghan, Chengdu city of Southwest China's Sichuan province last Saturday. It later turned out that the suspicious object was a pot containing ancient Song Dynasty (960-1279) chinaware

• High school students unearth rare 4,000-year-old jug in Israel

The complete rare jug after being restored in the laboratories of the Israel Antiquities Authority.

• 2,400 year-old burial chamber, 103 artifacts unearthed in Turkey

IHA PhotoTurkish archaeologists have discovered a new ancient burial chamber from the Hellenistic Period, containing over 100 hundred pieces of artifacts in south-western Muğla province, reports said on Wednesday.Archaeological teams from the Milas A

• Family that became part of Claros's history with three generations of service

An ancient center of prophecy located in İzmir, the city of Claros has been guarded by members of the Çelik family since the 1950s

• In Britain found the predecessor of Stonehenge

Scientists have discovered in the UK Neolithic complex, which were established several centuries before Stonehenge.

• Ancient Inscriptions Show Life Once Flourished in Jordan's 'Black Desert'

Thousands of inscriptions and petroglyphs dating back around 2,000 years have been discovered in the Jebel Qurma region of Jordan's Black Desert. They tell of a time when the now-desolate landscape was teeming with life.

• Pamukkale's ancient city of Hierapolis Turkey's most visited archaeological site

Turkey's museums and archaeological sites drew significant numbers of tourists in 2015, reaching 30 million, recent statistics from the Cultural Heritage and Museums General Directorate show.

• Minister Avcı: Aizonai in line to become the next Ephesus

Minister Avcı said that the ancient city of Aizonai has the best Zeus temple still standing worldwide in terms of size and quality, saying, “The ancient city of Aizanoi is an archaeological site that is in line to become the next Ephesus.”

• Ancient tomb discovered in Kuqa county, Xinjiang

An ancient tomb has been discovered at a construction site in Kuqa county in Aksu prefecture in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region on Nov 2, 2016.

• Discovery of the lime kiln of the Tang Dynasty at Gongyi Kiln, Henan

The Gongyi Kiln site, located in the northeast of the Gongyi City, Henan Province, was famous for the manufactory of white porcelain and tri-color glazed pottery of Tang dynasty (Tang Sancai) during the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

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