Restorer Li Xiaolong repairs a broken bronze flagon from the Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD220) at the Tianshui Museum on Sept 6, 2016. Restorer Li Xiaolong,along withrest of his coworkers,works in the cultural relics protection and repairs unit at the Fuxi Tem
The discovered inscriptions from Emperor Jiaqing in Yuanmingyuan, Beijing, July 14, 2017. Archaeologists recently found Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) Emperor Jiaqing's inscriptions on a large stone at Ruyuan Garden, the best preserved garden site at the Yuanmi
Ateam of archaeologists from Henan province are setting off to Mongolia. The first ever archaeology collaboration between Henan province, Central China, and Mongolia, will break ground on July 21 as the Chinese team left for Mongolia Wednesday.The program
Experts were thrilled to discover the coin on a remote island in the Scottish Orkney archipelago. The coin, which is believed to date from the mid fourth-century A.D., was found during an excavation on the small island of Rousay, which is part of the
Dating back to the first century B. C., the ancient city of Sebastapolis is thought to have been one of the five largest cities in the Black Sea region about 2,000 years ago. Once visited by Charles Prince of Wales, the site now faces illegal excavations
Archaeologists in southeast Turkey may have found the earliest example of the world's most popular emoticon, the smiley, on a pot dating back 4,000-years.The roots of the symbol are widely believed to be from the early 1960s, with the classic smiley versi
One of the skeletons was found with his arms twisted behind his back and may have been a "prisoner of war, a criminal or a runaway slave," Prevedorou said. (AFP Photo)More than 2,500 years ago, an Athenian nobleman named Cylon -- the first recor
The head of excavations being conducted in the ancient city of Perge in Antalya province, Antalya Museum Director Mustafa Demirel, has announced that a new mosaic has been found in the ancient city. The 1,800-year-old mosaic depicts the sacrifice of Iphig
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As one of the States Parties to the World Heritage Convention, China has pledged to preserve its natural and cultural heritage.
Asmara: a Modernist City of Africa (Eritrea) ©Asmara Heritage Project / Dr. Edward Edison | Image Source: States PartyKrakow, Poland, 12 July—The World Heritage Committee, meeting in Krakow since 2 July, closed its annual session today. During the se
Three vehicles have been earthed from the Zheng State No 3 pit in Xinzheng city, Central China's Henan province, after five months' excavation. One of the vehicles included a large carriage for ancient high officials or nobles.
Mummified members of an unknown bygone civilisation are dug from a permafrost necropolis on the edge of the Arctic.What's inside the cocoon? Picture: Alexander GusevThe discoveries at the Zeleniy Yar burial site near Salekhard have the potential to shed l
The American University in Cairo is to transfer nearly 5,000 Islamic, Coptic, Pharaonic, Greco-Roman artifacts to the possession of the Egyptian state
A Turkish-Italian team has completed the first part of their seven-season-long excavation works in an ancient site in the town of Karkamış, located in the province of Gaziantep on the Turkish-Syrian border, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on J
