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• Gold found in 8th century BC sarcophagi discovered in Turkey's Çanakkale province

Municipal workers trying to fix broken water pipes in Turkey's northwestern Çanakkale province found three ancient sarcophagi from the 8th century B.C. during the excavation.

• Eight shops discovered during the excavation of the ancient city of Antandrus

Eight shops were unearthed during 16 years of excavations at the ancient city of Antandrus in the town of Altınoluk in the Edremit district in Turkey's Balıkesir province.

• Ottoman, ancient Roman coins unearthed in the remains of Japanese castle

This handout photo released on September 26, 2016 by the Uruma city municipal office and received via Jiji Press on September 28 shows a 4th-century copper coin from ancient Rome (AFP Photo)Ottoman and Roman coins have been discovered among the remains of

• Nemrut-Süphan Geopark project candidate for UNESCO

The necessary steps have been taken to include the Nemrut-Süphan Geopark project, which is being carried out by the Governorship of Bitlis and Istanbul University, in UNESCO, and it has been reported that a new understanding of tourism will be put into pr

• 'Romani Bambino' statue brought back home to Gaziantep after 85 years

The ancient statue of "Romani Bambino," a Roman child holding a cluster of pistachios, was finally brought back home after 85 years.

• Ancient tablet discovered in western Turkey shows the most extensive lease contract

Turkish archaeologists have discovered an ancient tablet in İzmir's Seferihisar district, in which the ancient Greek city of Teos was located.

• Caveman’s pebble takes its place in the history of modern art

What is art? It’s a debate that goes back if not to the dawn of time then certainly to the dawn of modernism, when Picasso and the Cubists shocked the world.

• Roman skeleton with 'bent feet' found at Dorset quarry

The skeleton of a Roman man who had his feet bent backwards to fit in his coffin has been found in a quarry in Dorset.

• Cemetery of Shang Dynasty Found in Longweipai Site, Guangdong Province

Longweipai Site is located in Dongyuan county, Heyuan city, Guangdong province. Guangdong Provincial Institute of Archaeology and Cultural Relics and Dongyuan Museum have conducted the salvage excavation to the site since January, 2016. With an excavation

• Listen to the world's oldest-known melody

In 1950, a collection of 29 tablets was discovered in the ruins of Ugarit, an ancient city in the northern region of present-day Syria, but only one had survived the intervening centuries well enough to be deciphered.

• Alahan Monastery attracts tourists with its history

The Alahan Monastery, which was described as "looking like the work of a master" by Evliya Çelebi in his acclaimed book "Seyahatname" (Book of Travels), enchants travelers with its historic building that has been standing for thou

• Pair died in 500BC and went to next life in fur coats, but with their heads severed

Skulls of ancient adult and child pair placed near kneecaps of grown-up, in bizarre burial puzzling archeologists.

• Chinese and Uzbekistan archaeologists team up for Silk Road excavation

By Ma Lie in Xi'an (chinadaily.com.cn)Updated: 2016-09-26 20:12Chinese and Uzbekistan archaeologists have together made conspicuous achievements in archaeological research on the ancient Silk Road over the past three years.They announced their archaeologi

• The New Discoveries of Xunjiansi(Patrol and Inspection administration) ruins of Ming Dynasty found in Guangxi Province

Xunjiansi is a department with the military and administrative functions,responsible for patrol and seizing the criminals. The Ming dynasty Nutan Village Xunjiansi ruinsis situated in Nanmu Town, Guiping, Guangxi Province.The Ming Dynasty Patrol and Inspe

• 6 bronze vessels unearthed in Jiangxi

Six bronze vessels were discovered in Jiangxi province on Sept. 18 by Yu Shiping, a farmer in Jishui County. According to Ye Xiang, a curator of the county museum, the bronze vessels were all standard utensils such as copper containers and wine warmers. T

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