Archaeologists have discovered remains in South Korea indicating for the first time that human sacrifice was used before setting out on ancient construction projects to ensure the success and prosperity of buildings, dams, or walls, officials said Tuesday
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Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a nearly 4,000 year old model garden outside a tomb in the ancient Egyptian capital of Thebes, the antiquities ministry said on Wednesday.
Nomad Scythian herders roamed vast areas spanning the Central Asian steppes during the Iron Age, approximately from the 9th to the 1st century BCE (Before Common Era). These livestock pastoralists, who lived on wagons covered by tents, left their mark in
Last year, the discovery of an ax head on a mountaintop overlooking Norway’s Trondheim Fjord led archaeologists to a tenth-century Viking grave. Though they found no remains, the team recovered a sword and a shield boss. The discovery seemed routine, unti
After an absence of nearly two decades, the 1,300-year-old Dengyu Stone Tower eventually came back home in North China's Shanxi province.
Italica is a well-preserved Roman city located in modern-day Santiponce, 9 kilometres north of Seville in Spain.
Duing excavations at the Zerzevan Castle in Diyarbakır's Çınar district, a 1,700-year-old Roman-era underground temple belonging to the Mithras religion has been discovered.
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来源：燃烧的岛群微信公众号 古希腊文明是西方文明的主要源头之一，从公元前800年到公元前146年，古希腊文明持续了约650年，它是西方文明最重要和直接的渊源，西方的文学、科技、艺术都是从古希腊开始的。古希腊文明位于欧洲东南部，地中海的东北部，包括希腊半岛、爱琴海和爱奥尼亚海上的群岛和岛屿、土耳其西南沿岸、意大利西部和西西里岛东部沿岸地区。东地中海的爱琴海文明公元前2000年，爱琴文明发祥于克里特岛，后来文明中 ...
作者：唐晋 来源：文博山西微信公众号 10月4日。第十八天。榆林—临县—太原。396公里。 返回。小雨。上午十时四十七分从榆林东上高速，过佳县。黄河边，一条标语颇有意思：欢迎您渐入佳晋。午后一时半，至临县善庆寺。这个安排充作午间休息。 寺院建于唐代，元代重修。目前所见为元构。山门，正殿和配殿，以及廊房，现存面积并不大。山门内哼哈二将与四大天王并列，三三相对，不多见；新塑。据说门前有琉璃影壁 ...
作者：唐晋 来源：文博山西微信公众号 10月3日。第十七天。榆林。16公里。 晚起。九时二十分出发，去红石峡。距离景区尚有一公里，各地车辆已经塞满了道路。迅速掉头离开，转向镇北台。这里的停车区分南北上下两处，车流量尽管也大，所见并无阻堵之虞。镇北台号称万里长城第一台，介于山海关、嘉峪关之间，为长城三处奇观之一。 之所以为台，四周方正，底部占地五千余平方米，向上起层，逐层向内收缩，共 ...
作者：唐晋 来源：文博山西微信公众号 10月2日。第十六天。景泰—中卫—定边—靖边—榆林。684公里。 上午八时二十分，出发去中卫。定武高速畅通。近十时，出中卫收费站。进城道路宽敞干净，几乎没有什么车辆。至中卫博物馆，在河岸一带集中了图书馆、文化馆、中影巨幕国际影城等建筑，水面荷叶田田。可惜新馆装修未完，暂不开放。 去往高庙的路上颇费了一番周折，导航所指路线不是置放石球禁行，就是修路不通。离高 ...
10月1日。第十五天。张掖—山丹—景泰。501公里。 考虑到国庆长假因素，策划线路时更多考虑县一级鲜有人去的地方，行路时间也尽量避开高峰。上午十一时稍过，驶上高速，前往永泰古城。高速上车辆虽然比平时多，但还顺畅；半个多小时后，却出现了堵车现象。越往前走，车辆越聚越多，最后彻底不动。听说前方发生了追尾事故，也不清楚会处理多久，恰好右侧是山丹西出口匝道，索性从这里驶离。山丹有大佛寺，建于北魏时期，乡道七 ...
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9月22日。第六天。天水—甘谷—武山—兰州。344公里。伏羲庙也是国保，明清建筑群，重要之处在于这里是中国最大的伏羲祭祀点。格局与其它庙宇基本相同。昨晚散步时便看了庙的整体环境，门前的广场上夜舞之影此起彼伏。早上再来，目的其实是位于庙院后花园一侧的天水博物馆，和灵台一样，也是八时半开馆。常设展品无所不包，最大的特色便是数量众多的彩陶。 每个人的心中，都有一个远方是止步不前还是来一场 ...
作者：唐晋 来源：文博山西微信公众号 9众神凝望 9月21日。第五天。平凉—庄浪—天水。284公里。七时半出平凉城，颇拥堵。导航给错了路，去庄浪，却指向了华亭，至少在城里浪费了二十分钟。重新选择最近道路，结果又是县道。根据我们的了解，到庄浪有高速，但是要去云崖寺石窟，下了高速还得走县道，反而绕远。差不多一个小时后，从峡中转上304国道，速度才起来一些。十时十分，到达云崖寺国家森林公园。这是一个庞 ...
作者：唐晋 来源：文博山西微信公众号 9月20日。第四天。灵台—泾川—平凉。158公里。 灵台县有博物馆，藏品过万，竟然还有四十四件一级文物！这是昨晚临睡前上网查到的。总是不想白白从这里走一遭。而且，博物馆开门时间是上午八时半，简直太贴心的感觉，不误后面的赶路啊。导航设定方位，一路往高处走，原来博物馆所在是荆山风景区的南麓。路过灵台遗址，大门紧闭。早早候在门前，等待馆领导给工作人员开完晨会，由保 ...
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作者：唐晋 来源：文博山西微信公众号 9月19日。第三天。庆阳—彬县—麟游—灵台。295公里。 晚起。九时参观庆阳博物馆。这个博物馆的地方特色非常鲜明，大面积展厅用来展示宣传地区剪纸、刺绣技艺，让人大开眼界。大量以生命树、抓髻娃娃为主题的剪纸作品造型各异，生动活泼，仪式感很强；而刺绣作品中布老虎、布青蛙以及其它吉祥物的异彩纷呈，散发着无穷魅力。相比之下，那些常规的藏品多少显得普通。 ...
作者：唐晋 来源：文博山西微信公众号9月18日。第二天。延安—富县—太白—合水—庆阳。403公里。 醒来天色依旧灰蒙蒙的。所行这一片城区道路相对狭窄，基本都设为单行，若是不小心走错，就得去绕一遍。车虽然多，道路却还通畅。住处离宝塔山不远，五六分钟后便到了摩崖石刻。这些宋以后的刻字饱满，雄浑，行笔庄严规范。说是摩崖，崖壁并不高，很多字探手可扪的感觉，且在城市道路旁侧。上有范仲淹所题隶书“嘉岭山”，乃是宝 ...
作者：唐晋 来源：文博山西微信公众号 方天戟按唐晋.向西行石窟石中之窟佛陀和菩萨栖居飞天与金刚护卫一列列雕像依次破壁而出神灵上升带香气的花朵下坠静默的时间在山腹藏起千万枚惊雷仿佛彼此挣脱又仿佛难以切割天国与尘世啊如何把这悬于半天的一方洞窟当做透明的蝉蜕让小小身体装下这颗蓝色星球寂灭是首永生是尾而这些正被洞窟壁画描绘——金樽景耀唐朝飞鸟隔绝玄奘鲛人推开红门侏儒在宋词中沉醉而这些正被一个叫唐晋的人行走— ...
▲鹰顶金冠饰战国（前475-前221年）1972年内蒙古杭锦旗阿鲁柴登匈奴墓出土内蒙古博物馆藏“ 尽管有大臣反对，光武帝还是接纳了南匈奴……南匈奴从此就在并州定居，部众很多扩散到西河、北地、朔方、五原、云中、定襄、雁门、代郡等八郡…… 本文已获作家范雎授权刊发匈奴与汉人之间的冲突，根子上是经济问题。草原物产单一，经济脆弱，农耕区物产丰富，人民富庶，而且草原不可以变耕田，耕田却可以变为牧场。基因决定了游牧民族 ...
Archaeologists exploring a mysterious tomb in Egypt were in for a surprise when they discovered more than 1,000 statues and eight mummies. The incredible haul was found in an ancient noble's tomb on the west bank of the Nile River in Luxor.
During my visit to the Manisa Museum in western Turkey at the beginning of the 1990s, I showed a photo of Kilia-type idols to the director Hasan Dedeoğlu and his assistant Rafet Dinç. “We have two broken pieces in the museum,” said Dinç, br
Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered more than 1,000 statues and 10 sarcophagi in an ancient noble's tomb on the west bank of the Nile River in Luxor.
The martial figures buried with the first Chinese emperor were discovered in 1974. But the tomb they guard hasn’t even been opened, writes Jonathan Glancey.
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The oldest remains of the ancient city of Nea Paphos in Cyprus have been discovered by Warsaw archaeologists during excavations. Approximately 2.4 thousand years old fragments of walls and floors are located in the part of the city inhabited by the riches
The Amasra Museum, home to more than 3,000 archaeological and ethnographical artifacts from the Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, Genoese, Seljuk and Ottoman periods, reveals the northern province of Bartın’s 5,000-year-old history.
Every spring, Jewish people the world over celebrate Passover, a holiday that recounts the Exodus, when, according to the Torah (the Old Testament of the Bible), the Jews left Egypt for Israel.
High-tech scans of Viking swords are revealing details of how the weapons were made and how their role changed in Viking society over time.
A sculpture of Aristotle has been restored and re-erected in one of the most important centers of learning in the classical age, Assos on Turkey’s Aegean coast.
A 2,300-year-old aqueduct uncovered by workers on Rome's new Metro line has been hailed as "a sensational discovery of enormous importance" by the city's Superintendency for Archaeology.
"Significant" archaeological finds from the Roman town of Verulamium have been uncovered during gas main works in St Albans.
The long-delayed project to extend Rome's subway system has brought treasures of the past to the surface and allowed them to be showcased at one of the city's new subway stations.
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Researchers at the University of Huddersfield have visited Rethymnon in Crete, to collect samples from the late Bronze Age Necropolis of Armenoi, one of the world’s finest archaeological sites. DNA analysis of the ancient skeletal remains could provide fr
An exhibition titled "Highlighted Results of the Recent Three-Year Inventory of the Palace Museum Permanent Collection" is ongoing at the Palace Museum in Beijing.
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The Istanbul Gate, a 4,790-meter long wall located in western Turkey's Iznik will undergo a massive restoration project to protect the integrity of the structure, according to a statement from the Bursa Metropolitan Municipality.
The remains of an Egyptian pyramid built around 3,700 years ago has been discovered near the well-known "bent pyramid" of King Snefru, the country's antiquities ministry announced on Monday.
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Lawyers have said a Roman Empire-era coffin depicting the 12 labors of Hercules is set to go home to Turkey, ending a legal battle over a prized artifact that had mysteriously turned up in Geneva’s secretive customs-office warehouse years ago.
Located at the heightest point of the Tunisian city of Kef, the Ottoman Kef Castle has overlooked the city for more than four centuries as a military stronghold, but now serves a rather touristic purpose
Imagine a pottery male figure with his upper body naked, revealing his natural and astonishingly accurate anatomy. He wears only a short loincloth, imposing his muscles as a strong man.
Located in the village of Nennig in the delightful Upper Moselle Valley, the Roman Villa Nennig (German: Römische Villa Nennig) houses a richly illustrated gladiatorial mosaic, one of the most important Roman artefacts north of the Alps. Protected by
While crowds throng Angkor Wat, the Banteay Chhmar ruins in north-west Cambodia are even older – and usually shared only with the birds
The Ziyaret Tepe Mound in Diyarbakır's Bismil district continues to reveal remnants of the Assyrian civilization dating back to the 9th century B.C, with the ongoing excavation as part of an joint project by Marmara University and Cambridge Universit
Archaeologists have discovered the site where the Greek fleet gathered for the Battle of Salamis against the Persians (480 BC), after finding antiquities in the waters of Ampelakia Bay.
