The gamelike Digital Library Cave program enables users to virtually witness, and participate in, the rise and fall of the Library Cave, or Cave 17, at the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, Gansu province.The impressive collection of literature in the Library Cave
A view of the Bell Tower in Xi'an city, Northwest China's Shaanxi province. Heritage: Key support to continueChina will further deepen ties with other Asian countries on cultural heritage protection and promote international cooperation in the field, Pres
A guide (right) introduces a Buddhist sculpture replicated by 3D printing at a Dunhuang-themed exhibition in Beijing. More countries have joined a key Asian framework on collaborative protection of cultural heritage across the continent, echoing a widely
The crisscrossing road network unearthed in Erlitou site in Luoyang, Henan province, shows how the ancient city was separated into grids with various functional domains. In some sections of the city, the roads were also walled.From million-year-old skulls
The central axis stretches for 7.8 kilometers through the Chinese capital. Digital technology should be more widely used to protect and raise public awareness of monuments and heritage sites, experts and scholars said at an event in Beijing on Tuesday to
A competition in March to measure skills of archaeological excavation, part of the National Vocational Skills Competition on Cultural Relics, is underway in Taiyuan, Shanxi province.Archaeologists endure backbreaking work and long hours but every now and
A file photo of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France. This April marks the fourth year since a devastating fire ravaged the Notre Dame Cathedral, a masterpiece of Gothic architecture built in the Middle Ages that has kept watch over the French capita
A selection of some of the pottery that has come from the Zhaojiaxuyao archaeological ruins. An ancient hominid site discovered in Zhaojiaxuyao village – administered by the city of Zibo, in East China's Shandong province – was named on March 28 as one of
A bird's-eye view of the Shuomen Ancient Port in Wenzhou, East China's Zhejiang province. The archaeological ruins of the Shuomen Ancient Port in Wenzhou were named one of China's top 10 new archaeological discoveries of 2022 on March 28, local media outl
URUMQI — Ice skates made of animal bones over 3,000 years old have been discovered for the first time in China at an archaeological site in the northwestern Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, according to a recent meeting on the region's archaeological wor
Most of the coins were minted during Emperor Heraclius' reign.
St. Neophytos Basilica, Nicaea. Credtis: Arkeofili/Public DomainThe remains of a 1,500-year-old basilica constructed in honor of St. Neophytos have now emerged after water levels in Lake Iznik in the province of Bursa had dropped recently, the newspaperDa
Credit: https://www.inrap.fr/enThe mystery sarcophagus discovered beneath the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris last month is set to reveal its secrets very soon to French forensic scientists.The unexpected find was brought to light during excavation work for
Shackledancient Greekskeletons were found during construction on the SNFCC. Credit: Greek Ministry of CultureArchaeologists are studying ancient Greek shackled skeletons found at the ancient cemetery in 2016 in the port city of Faliro in order to understa
A symposium scene on an ancient Kylix, or drinking cup. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/ Public DomainSurviving images on countless works of art, including pottery, frescoes, wine cups, and sculptures, frequently depict ancient Greeks reclining on one side to e
