A remarkable mosaic unearthed during the excavation of an ancient synagogue in northern Israel may portray Alexander the Great.Experts are thrilled to reveal the mosaic that was discovered on the floor of the fifth-century synagogue in Huqoq. “The quality
An estimated 2,100-year-old rare marble statue of Cybele, the mother goddess of Anatolia, has been unearthed in excavations in northwestern Ordu province located on the Black Sea coast.
Police teams looking to find a stolen truck in Bursa's Iznik district have discovered a sarcophagus at an olive grove, belonging to the Late Antiquity period.
Archaeologists at Turkey's neolithic site of Çatalhöyük in central Anatolia have unearthed a "unique" complete female figurine, The Ministry of Culture and Tourism said on Tuesday.
The discovery of a rare gold coin bearing the image of the Roman Emperor Nero at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte's archaeological excavations on Mount Zion in Jerusalem, has just been announced by the archaeologists in charge of the project,
A team of North Carolina-based researchers helped unearth more clues this summer about the ancient Nabatean city of Petra in Jordan.
The year 2016 marks the 740th anniversary of the founding of Dadu, the capital city of the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), and the 35th anniversary of the founding of the Capital Museum in Beijing. A special exhibition was unveiled recently at the Capital Museu
The Grolier Codex, an ancient document that is among the rarest books in the world, has been regarded with skepticism since it was reportedly unearthed by looters from a cave in Chiapas, Mexico, in the 1960s.
Archaeologists say they have found a group of more than 13 graves dating back to the 15th and 16th centuries around the ruins of an ancient temple on Peru's northern coast, including the remains of two footless children who may have been sacrificed as an
搜索复制A horsehead-shaped statue is on display after having undergone repairs in Sanxingdui Museum in Guanghan city, Southwest China's Sichuan province. The site of Sanxingdui is recognized as one of the most important ancient remains in the world for its va
The ancient theater of Delos island came alive this weekend for the first time after 2,100 years to host a play, based on ancient Greek tragedies, that aims to raise awareness about the ongoing drama of refugees who cross the Aegean Sea.
Visitors experience interactive stands at the exhibition "Forbidden City, Imperial China", in La Moneda Cultural Centre, in Santiago, capital of Chile, on Sept 2, 2016.
A bronze sculpture group named "Proud Son of Heaven" by sculptor He E, which tells the story about the birth of Genghis Khan, is placed at Genghis Khan Square in Kangbashi's newly developed area in Ordos, a city of North China's Inner Mongolia a
Seven ancient tombs dating back 1,600 years have been discovered ineastern China's Nanchang city, capital of Jiangxi province, according toNanchang Museum.
Titled “New Discoveries in Central Asian Sites from the late Bronze Age to the Iron Age,” the talk given by Professor Nikolaus Boroffka from the German Archaeological Institute focused on the site Molali of the late Bronze Age and Bandikhan of the early I
