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• Statue of ancient goddess draws thousands to Black Sea city

Cybele, a goddess revered by ancient civilizations in Turkey, has made a striking comeback in the country as a newly unearthed statue dedicated to her has attracted large crowds.Local authorities said some 10,000 people visited the Kurul Citadel in the Bl

• Qingzhou's trove

Two decades ago, construction workers discovered a cache while digging a foundation for a school in Qingzhou city in East China's Shandong province. Then, archaeologists found it belonged to a relic site of the Longxing Temple that was built around the fi

• New type of Macro-stone-spade culture found at Lilao site, Guangxi

The Lilao site was excavated from 2015 September, to 2016 January by the archaeological team from the Guangxi Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology. The excavation covered an area of some 600 square meters. Pits, ditches and burials were

• Burnt cheese casts light on 3,000 year-old family drama

When someone in Bronze Age Denmark quickly disposed of a burnt pot, they unintentionally provided archaeologists with a unique find.

• Who Were the Canaanites?

The Canaanites were people who lived in the land of Canaan, an area which according to ancient texts may have included parts of modern-day Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria and Jordan.

• New Viking graves discovered in Denmark

Archaeologists are busy unearthing the traces of three thousand years of activity at Silkeborg, west Denmark.

• Prehistoric stone workshop found in Dapingding site, Fujian Province

Dapingding site, situated in Minhou county Fujian Province, is an important site of Tanshishan Culture and Huangguashan Culture.

• Hunan archaeologists excavated Bangladeshi Buddhist Heritage Site, unveiling the medieval ancient city

According to Tibetan historical materials, the eulogy by Nag-tsho Lo-tsa-ba Tshul-khrims-rgyal-ba to Atisa, the Bangladeshi eminent monk and one of the forefathers of Tibetan Buddhism, described the birth place of Atisa – Vikrampura.

• Silk For Paper: A Textile Hoard Found Near Jericho

The cave consists of several connected spaces and the textiles were discovered in only one of these, assumed to be a storage area.

• ANCIENT TERRACOTTAS From south Italy and Sicily in the J.Paul Getty Museum

In the ancient world, terracotta sculpture was ubiquitous. Readily available and economical—unlike stone suitable for carving—clay allowed artisans to craft figures of remarkable variety and expressiveness.

• Goddess Name Inscribed in Lost Language on Ancient Tablet

An ancient tablet recently unearthed in Tuscany has revealed its first secret: the engraved name of a goddess linked to fertility.

• Shaanxi archaeological findings and scientific protection leading the nation

As the important cradle of Chinese nationality and civilizations,Shaanxi enjoys abundant and unique cultural resources and rich cultural residues. As the starting point of the ancient Silk Road,Shaanxi is an important window to showcase splendid Chinese t

• Neolithic chic: body piercing fashion from the Arctic around 5,000 years ago

Ancient items of jewellery found by archeologists on Taymyr peninsula are stone labrets which were inserted into the face below the bottom lip.

• A joint burial tomb of Tuyuhun Huihua Princess and her husband discovered in the southern suburbs of Xi’an

Recently ,in the southern suburbs of Xi’an,our archaeologists excavated a tomb of the Northern dynasties, where Tuyuhun Princess and her husband are buried. This important archaeological discovery provide a valuable material for the national history rease

• THE SILK ROAD AND RUSSIAN ETHNIC CULTURAL HERITAGE

IN MODERN WORLD THIS CONCEPT GETS MORE AND MORE IMPORTANCE AND BECOMES EFFICIENT FOR MUTUALLY PROFITABLE COOPERATION OF EURASIAN COUNTRIES. SHOWING OF EXHIBITION IN CHINA IS NEW PAGE IN HISTORY OF PROJECT.

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