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• Ancient crocodile bones discovered in Xi'an

Ancient bones unearthed in Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi province, have led archaeologists to suggest that the area may have been home to wild crocodiles thousands of years ago.

• ARCHAEOLOGISTS HAVE UNCOVERED A FANTASTIC ROMAN MOSAIC AND EVIDENCE OF GOOD LIVING OVER 1,500 YEARS AGO IN LEICESTER CITY CENTRE IN A HOME WITH UNDERFLOOR HEATING

The team from the University of Leicester is currently excavating a large site on the corner of Highcross Street and Vaughan Way, next to Leicester’s John Lewis car park. The project, which has been running since November 2016, is uncovering exciting new

• In Photos: Ancient Tomb of Couple Found in China

The tomb of a general and his princess wife buried on March 18, in the year 564, has been discovered in China.

• The ancient Indus civilization’s adaptation to climate change

WITH CLIMATE CHANGE IN OUR OWN ERA BECOMING INCREASINGLY EVIDENT, IT’S NATURAL TO WONDER HOW OUR ANCESTORS MAY HAVE DEALT WITH SIMILAR ENVIRONMENTAL CIRCUMSTANCES.

• Uzuncaburç: A visual feast in winter

The ancient city of Uzuncaburç (Olba), one of the most notable tourism attractions in the southern province of Mersin, is a draw for visitors even in the winter months when it acquires an extra beauty under a blanket of snow.

• Excavations reveal Anatolian food culture

Roman-era cooks used double baskets and pressure steam cookers to prepare their food, according to findings from the ancient city of Tlos in southwestern Turkey, an academic leading the excavations has said.

• 3,000-Year-Old Tomb of Royal Scribe Uncovered in Egypt

Archaeologists say they've discovered the 3,000-year-old tomb of a royal Egyptian scribe in the vast necropolis at ancient Thebes.

• Turkey opens 3200-year-old cave houses to tourists

Authorities have decided to open cave houses dating back 3,200 years, located in the Seben district of the northwestern Turkish province of Bolu, to tourists in an effort to bolster tourism in the region

• Jar containing human remains from Hellenistic period found in southwestern Turkey

Construction workers in southwestern Turkey have discovered an ancient jar containing burnt human remains, thought to be from the Hellenistic period, reports said on Monday.

• Graves of Mardin’s ancient city to open visitors

A gallery grave, unearthed during archaeological excavations in the ancient city of Dara in the southeastern Turkish province of Mardin eight years ago, will be opened to visitors.

• Reconstructed face of 4000-year-old Egyptian mummy on display in Germany

The face of a 4,000-year-old Egyptian mummy from the Old Kingdom of pharaohs has been reconstructed using the latest technology and is now ready to meet visitors in Germany, reports said on Wednesday.

• New evidence offers insight into living space of Zhou Dynasty royal families

A rammed earth construction base containing inscribed bones and tortoise shells was recently found by an archaeological team in Shaanxi province. Two previously discovered yards and this recently finding have together formed the largest and the most delic

• National archaeological discoveries in Shanxi

Shanxi contributed two discoveries to China's vital new archaeological finds in 2016, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences announced at an archaeology forum on Jan 10.

• Chinese paper-making older than previously thought

A Chinese archaeologist has announced new findings about an ancient scrap of paper, likely to be evidence of the earliest on record, dating 250 years before Cai Lun invented paper-making technology in China.

• High-rank tombs from Cao-Wei Period found in Xizhucun Cemetery, Henan

Burials are located at about 650m south of Xizhucun Village, Koudian Town, Luoyang City and 20.4 km north of Changhe Gate of Luoyang ancient City from Han-Wei Periods. They are placed on the northern slow slope of Wan’an Mount and about 2.5km west of Huan

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