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• in Pictures: Restoration of ancient county seat in N China underway

Construction cranes are busy at work for the restoration of the ancient county seat of Taiyuan, in Jinyuan District of Taiyuan City, capital of north China's Shanxi Province. Established in 1375, the ancient county seat is well preserved over the last 600

• Ancient boat-shaped coffins found in Sichuan

They found the coffins after digging an area the size of two soccer fields in Shuangyuan village in Dawang town, Qingbaijiang district of Chengdu.

• In Pictures: 1,000-year-old coins found in NE China

Ancient coins have been found during an excavation near an expressway in Benxi city, Northeast China's Liaoning province, March 15, 2017. Archeologists said the old coins date back to the Song Dynasty (960-1279).

• In Pictures:Historic Silk Road stop 'Black City' in decline

Heicheng city, Khara-Khoto or "Black City", in the Ejin Banner of North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region. A thriving center of trade in the Western Xia period (1038-1227), the town played an important role along the ancient Silk Road. It

• Shadow of progress falls on Istanbul’s historic vegetable gardens

For the farmers, spring is fast approaching and growers are busy tilling soil and planting seed, even though the shadow of uncertainty hangs overhead.

• Egyptian statue recently unearthed likely not Ramses but Psammetich I

An ancient colossus uncovered in Cairo last week may have depicted the famed pharaoh Psammetich I, Egypt's antiquities ministry said on Thursday.

• Priceless remains lie in ruins at Mosul Museum

It was once home to priceless archaeological treasures, but these days you get into the Mosul Museum in Iraq's second city via a gaping hole in the basement.

• Bronze casting and bone tool manufacturing workshop discovered at Huanbei City Site of Shang Dynasty in Anyang, Henan Province

From June to August 2016, the Institute of Archaeology Chinese Academy of Social Sciences conducted archaeological excavation work at the Huanbei City Site of the Shang Dynasty in Anyang. The excavation area was located outside the Palace of Huanbei City,

• "City upon a City"- 6 ancient cities excavated in Kaifeng

The 2000-square-meter site boasts cultural relics from the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) to the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), with each city piled one on top of another.

• 'Royal convoy' will transport huge statue from Matariya to Egyptian Museum

On Wednesday a newly discovered colossus, presumed to depict Ramses II, will be moved from the working-class suburb of Matariya where it was uncovered to the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square.

• Archaeologists unearth more of Rameses II statue in Cairo

A group of Egyptian and German archaeologists unearthed on Monday the second part of a massive statue believed to depict Rameses II, one of ancient Egypt's most powerful pharaohs.

• Second half of statue found in Cairo's Matariya to be lifted from ground

The eight metre quartzite statue was found near the temple of Ramses II in the temple precinct of ancient Heliopolis in Greater Cairo

• Goddess statue, 2,100-year-old castle threatened by dynamite in Turkey's north

One of Turkey’s most important recent archaeological finds faces a grave threat due to blasting activity at a rock quarry in the vicinity.

• Ancient Tomb Decorated with Vibrant Murals Found in China

A 1,000-year-old circular tomb, whose walls are decorated with colorful murals, has been discovered in Datong City, in northern China.

• 2,000 years of history in central Algiers to go on display

An archaeological treasure trove on the site of a planned metro station in central Algiers is set to become a museum, opening a window on 2,000 years of history.

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