The human face carved into sandstone was discovered by scientists in the Inner Mongolia region in China. The age of the find, according to experts, is more than 7.7 thousand years. The size of the face is 65 by 57 cm.It has two symmetrical eyes 18 cm in d
The World Heritage Committee, meeting in Manama since 24 June under the chair of Shaikha Haya Bint Rashed al-Khalifa of Bahrain, ended today. The next session çof the World Heritage Committee will be in Baku, Azerbaijan.During the session, the Commit
The ICOMOS Annual General Assembly and Advisory Committee meetings (with all the associated parts) will take place in BuenosAires, Argentina from 4 to 8 December 2018, on the generous invitation of ICOMOSArgentina.The meetings will be accompanied by aone-
ICOMOS recently participated in the European Cultural Heritage Summit that took place from 18-24 June 2018 in Berlin, Germany, with the theme of “Sharing Heritage – Sharing Values”. The European Union recognised the Summit as one of the main public events
Egyptian Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anany said in a recent interview with Xinhua that the first-ever Chinese archaeological mission in Egypt will start working this September."The Chinese mission has completed all the procedures to work in Egypt
Archaeologists excavate at the Shangshihe village tombs in Sanmenxia city, Henan province, June 30, 2018.After more than three months of archaeological excavation, the Shangshihe village in Sanmenxia city of Henan province has unearthed 21 rectangle verti
Ou’erping site is located in Xizhou Village, Heyu town, Yushe County, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province. In 2017, archaeological excavation of the site was conducted by a joint archaeological team organized by Shanxi Provincial Institute of Archaeology. Ou’e
A private seal believed to have belonged to a marquis in the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-25 AD) was recently unearthed in southwest China's Sichuan Province.From July last year to June this year, archaeologists in Chengdu Cultural Relics and Archaeology R
Tomb complex reveals ancient relics in Henan provinceFrom：china.org NetWriter：Date：2018-07-03After more than three months of archaeological excavation, the Shangshihe village in Sanmenxia city of Henan province has unearthed 21 rectangle vertical pit tomb
The ‘Revive the Spirit of Mosul’ Initiative was presented on 30 June 2018 during the 42ndsession of the World Heritage Committee.Ernesto Ottone-Ramirez, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Culture, and H.E Fryad Rawandouzi, Minister of Culture, Tourism
Howler monkey in front of ancient rock art panels in Chiribiquete, Chiribiquete National Park – “The Maloca of the Jaguar” (Mexico) ©Steve Winter / Steve WinterThe World Heritage Committee, meeting in Manama since 24 June under the chair of Shaikha H
Archeologists hail extraordinary find of suspected ‘Hun woman’ with a jet gemstone buckle on her beaded belt.The ancient woman was buried wearing a silk skirt with a funeral meal. Picture:Marina KilunovskayaAfter a fall in the water level, the well-preser
Pavel Yakovlev makes ‘great scientific discovery’ near his village in Yakutia.‘If it is confirmed that this bone found in Namsky district is genuine, it will be a great scientific discovery for the republic.' Picture:Michil YakovlevThe fifth grade student
From Iraq to South America, Martin Puchner’s tour through the places and texts that have shaped humanity is wonderfully richOnce upon a time … part of a Babylonian cuneiform tablet inscribed with the Gilgamesh flood epic. Photograph: Universal Images Grou
The 2,000-year-old mummy, dubbed Sleeping Beauty, was buried in silk clothes and a beaded belt with a jet buckle.Credit: Marina Kilunovskaya/The Siberian TimesAbout 2,000 years ago, during the time Jesus supposedly walked the Earth, people buried a young
