The ruins of an ancient tripartite-city, known as Sanlian City, in midwest Mongolia's Khermental City, demonstrates that the Xiongnu tribe used to perform religious ceremonies and hold alliance meetings there.The Xiongnu was a nomadic tribe that made its
A fragment of the Dead Sea Scrolls.Uriel Sinai/Getty ImagesIsraeli researchers have deciphered one of the last two undecoded manuscripts from the Dead Sea Scrolls, more than 60 years after their discovery.Eshbal Ratson and Jonathan Ben-Dov from Haifa Univ
Construction workers onRome’s new “C” metro line uncovered what is believed to have been part of the Aqua Appia, Rome’s oldest-known aqueduct, which dates back to 312 B.C. The remains were found near the Colosseum, at around 55 to 60 feet below Piazza Cel
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The eye-catching annual “New Archaeological Discoveries in China” Archaeology Forum sponsored by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) and organized by the Institute of Archaeology of CASS
Excavations have begun in an area of the Valley of the Kings where the tomb of Tutankhamun's wife may be located, archaeologist Zahi Hawass announced today (Jan. 16). Archaeologists are digging in
A Fifth Dynasty royal administrative complex at Tel Edfu and two Ptolemaic era stelae at the Kom Ombo temple are among the finds
View of the burial mound Tunnug 1 (Arzhan 0). While the other kurgans in the region were constructed on a terrace, Tunnug 1 (Arzhan 0) is located deep in a swamp.Credit: Image courtesy of Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)Deep in a swamp in the Russ
THOUSANDS of years ago it would have stood proud on the horizon, a striking monument which could be seen for miles.
Made from the splintered ribs of cows or horses, one is still capable of making music.It is good enough to make music some 1,580-to-1,740 years after being manufactured by craftsmen in the Huns-Sarmatian period.Picture here and below:Andrey BorodovskyThe
A villager in thenorthern Chinese province of Shanxi was renovating a house when he was shocked to discover it was built over an ancient tomb. Archaeologists called in to excavate the site dated it to the Song Dynasty (A.D. 960–1127) and found that the bu
British researchers have developed a scanning technique that allows you to read records made on scraps of papyrus, which were used in the burial of mummies. Among the interesting documents are shopping lists and tax returns.In ancient Egypt, the swaddled
An unexpectedly well-preserved mirror, made in China about 1.9 thousand years ago, was discovered by archaeologists in the Japanese city of Fukuoka.The artifact of the Yayoi period was found in the area of the Nakashima archaeological monume
Sealings from the archive of Doliche.Credit: Asia Minor Research CentreClassical scholars from the Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics" of the University of Münster discovered a large number of sealings in south-east Turkey. "This
