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• UNESCO Director-General welcomes the liberation of Hatra and will send Emergency Assessment mission “as soon as possible”

Following several reports and discussions with the Iraqi authorities, UNESCO has confirmed the liberation of the archeological site of Hatra, located in the Governorate of Nineveh in Iraq. The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, has reiterated her s

• More ancient ruins found at Verulamium after gas pipe gives archaeologists chance to dig deeper

The team has also redrawn the map of the Roman city after making a series of discoveries including evidence of an expensive townhouse and the absence of a tower which would have sat in the corner of the city walls.

• Ancient Egyptian limestone relief recovered from Paris

Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities officially received today an ancient Egyptian limestone relief, which has been recovered from France, during a ceremony held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs headquarters in Cairo.

• The Confirmation of the Kunming Pond drainage system from the Han to the Tang dynasties

From the autumn of 2012 to the summer of 2016, the E’panggong and Shanglinyuan archaeological team, formed by IA CASS (Institute of Archaeology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences) and Xi’an Municipal Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology, had cond

• Important archaeological sites discovered along Silk Road provides insight into the past

Important archaeological sites discovered along Silk Road provides insight into the past

• Commentary: Belt and Road to rebalance global economy

The world economy is going through a turbulent time, but the Belt and Road Initiativemight just rebalance the things and help restore faith in globalization.

• 420 relics tell Silk Road history in Gansu

Relics are on display at a Silk Road themed show in Gansu Provincial Museum in Lanzhou City, capital of Northwest China’s Gansu Province, May 11, 2017.

• Ancient tomb discovered in Southwest China

A tomb dating back around 1,800 years has been discovered in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality, authorities said Tuesday.

• President Xi toasts cultural inclusiveness under Belt and Road

President Xi toasts cultural inclusiveness under Belt and Road

• Belt and Roadinitiative brings benefits to all:forum delegates

The Silk Road spirit followed by the Belt and Road initiative offers pioneering ideas forcontemporary international cooperation, the delegates told the People’s Daily upon thearrival of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, agreeing that

• Two breweries in China to reproduce 5,000-year-old beer

People in the 21th century may have the chance to taste what beer was like 5,000 yearsago, after a pair of breweries in Beijing and Hong Kong attempt to bring ancient Chinesebeer back to life, according to a report by the Science and Technology Daily.

• Historic Turkish tomb moved to make way for hydroelectric dam

1,100-tonne Zeynel Bey monument relocated despite legal challenge to Tigris river construction project

• Archaeologists uncover 17 mummies in Egyptian necropolis

Mummies elaborately preserved and therefore likely belong to officials and priests

• 540-Year-Old Page from Medieval Priests’ Handbook Discovered

A librarian in England has stumbled upon a rare page from the early days of book printing.

• Underground Catacomb Filled with Mummies Discovered in Egypt

Archaeologists have discovered an underground catacomb containing numerous mummy-filled corridors at an ancient cemetery at the site of Tuna el-Gebel in Egypt.

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