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• Burial site of Siberian Robin Hood unearthed in Altai Republic

Medieval archer's 'unique quiver' and arrows with iron tips found in hole in a cliff, along with his wooden sarcophagus.

• 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.

• Grassland stone men in Xinjiang still vivid after 1,000 years

Eleven stone men with a history of over 1,000 years are still standing on the Zhaosu Giant Grassland in Ili, Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous region.

• In Northern Iraq found the ancient city

Excavation revealed that settlement on the site which now houses a small Kurdish village Bassetki in Iraqi Kurdistan appeared about 3 thousand years BC According to the researchers, the city has developed over more than 1.2 thousand years.

• Oldest known evidence of Aboriginal settlement in arid Australia found in Flinders Ranges rock shelter

The site, known as Warratyi, shows Aboriginal Australians settled the arid interior of the country around 49,000 years ago — some 10,000 years earlier than previously thought.The shelter, about 550 kilometres north of Adelaide, also contains the first rel

• In the Orenburg region of Russia have found the grave of a noble woman in the II century

Buried in the grave was discovered decoration and dagger, unusual for the ancient culture of the Orenburg region. When security and scientific excavation of the mound near the village of Kamenka in the Orenburg region, archaeologists discovered the burial

• How it really looked like ancient Greek statues and temples?

The ancient Greeks were not big fans of white marble, we think. They painted their statues, reliefs and temples and covered them with patterns, drawn to people, to gods and heroes eyes. How it really looked ancient Greece, can now be seen only in the ultr

• Ancient cemetery found in Lebanon

Archaeological excavations at the construction site of a new hotel building in the Lebanese city of Batroun led to the discovery of an ancient cemetery.Archaeologists from the Directorate General of antiquities in Lebanon reported a 17 graves with skeleta

• Royal tomb constructed by glazed-bricks from Liao Dynasty found in Kailu, Inner Mongolia

Jinbaotun cemetery is situated 5km southeast of Jinbaotun, Kailu County, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and northwest of Qijiazi ancient cemetery from Liao Dynasty.

• Archeologists explain life in Southwest China 3,400 years ago

People living 3,400 years ago in Southwest China's Yunnan province ate snails and lived in different houses in winter and summer, latest findings from a historical site showed.The site in Xingyi village of Yuxi city was discovered in July 2015 during cons

• Handwritings and symbols found at Emperor Liu He's tomb

The site of Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 24) Emperor Liu He's tomb recently offered new findings as the archaeological work has entered the stage of dismantling the outer coffin. Archaeologists have found numerous handwritings and symbols at the bottom

• Exhibition unveils China's ancient "state highway" in Qin Dynasty

The first public exhibition about an ancient road built during the Qin Dynasty 2,000 years ago opened in northwest China's Shaanxi Province on Wednesday.

• Chinese museum offers hefty award for deciphering oracle bone characters

The National Museum of Chinese Writing on Thursday launched an award program to encourage people from around the world to help decipher oracle bone inscriptions.

• Ancient wells found in central Chinese city

A group of ancient wells have been found in the city of Changsha, capital of central China's Hunan Province, the city's cultural relics bureau announced Thursday.

• Ancient moat unearthed in north China

The moat of a 2,000-year-old city has been excavated in north China's Hebei Province.

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