This shell, at least, in that look as it was applied in Europe, is only one of links of the whole system of magic devices. His prototype, undoubtedly, existed in an extreme antiquity; however it is impossible to establish direct link between ancient ways
In the Jordanian town of Beit RAS discovered an ancient tomb with a cave and two burial chambers. According to preliminary data, the opening will belong to the Hellenistic/early Roman period.
In December the government of Israel plans to begin the grandiose archaeological expedition calculated for three years.
Age of the port, according to the researchers, 4600 years. Cheops, also known as Khufu, reigned from 2580 to 2550 BC, the Harbour was built 180 kilometers South of Suez, in the foothills of the desert mountains.
Inscriptions in the Etruscan language are very rare, therefore, every discovery produces a small – or big – sensation in the historical community.
Scorched layers of earth have protected the site for almost 2,000 years, which is now helping archaeologists to form a better understanding of life in the Iron Age.
The rainbow can be found in the Great Gallery of Toledo Museum of Art It was created by Mexican artist Gabriel Dawe for the Ohio institute Dawe has exhibited unique installations across US, Canada and Barcelona
The British museum is stunned with new opening – in the scanned mummy of a hawk there was a child.
The resident of Ulyanovsk (Russia) contributed to funds of Regional museum of local lore a unique exhibit – bronze Chekan the second half of the VII-VI centuries BC.
Egypt has unearthed a more than 7,000-year-old city and cemetery dating back to its First Dynasty in the southern province of Sohag
Huge tomb of the three kingdoms era (220-280 gg.) found in Henan province in Central China. Located South of the village Xizhi in the vicinity of Luoyang tomb is 52 m in length, 13.5 m in width and 12 meters in depth.
An ancient center of prophecy located in İzmir, the city of Claros has been guarded by members of the Çelik family since the 1950s
Scientists have discovered in the UK Neolithic complex, which were established several centuries before Stonehenge.
The Indiana Jones of low Earth orbit harnesses 21st-century technology to uncover long-buried treasures
Turkey's museums and archaeological sites drew significant numbers of tourists in 2015, reaching 30 million, recent statistics from the Cultural Heritage and Museums General Directorate show.
Minister Avcı said that the ancient city of Aizonai has the best Zeus temple still standing worldwide in terms of size and quality, saying, “The ancient city of Aizanoi is an archaeological site that is in line to become the next Ephesus.”
The Ruins of Kočo: Traces of Wooden Architecture from the Ancient Silk Road
Over 300 years old, the 'jetons' - used in lieu of coins or for counting - were found along with artifacts hoarded by the Northern Selkups.
Archaeologists and metallurgists found inside one of the amulets of the bronze age, found in Pakistan, the first unequivocal evidence that humanity has mastered the secret of the forming casting is already six thousand years ago.
On the Kabardian ridge, in the foothills of mount Elbrus, the archaeologists found about two hundred ancient settlements, built on the same architectural plan.
The findings that 25 thousand years, found in Stavropol (Russia) archaeologists. An ancient tomb supposedly belongs to the Bronze age. Now, scientists will be easier to know how our ancestors lived and how was undeveloped their way of life.
The excavation of a large-scale ancient tomb from the period of Three Kingdoms (AD 220-280) has come to an end in Xizhu village in Luoyang city, Central China's Henan province, Nov 10, 2016.
Beijing has stepped up efforts to stop the sale of illegally obtained Chinese cultural relics by auction houses, collectors and museums.
In the late 90-ies of the last century when aerial photography in the Novosibirsk region researchers have discovered an unusual anomaly on the shore of lake chicha, which is 5 km from the town of Zdvinsk. In the picture you can clearly see the outlines of
Eight anthropomorphic stelae Dating from the beginning of the first Millennium BC, was found near the village nor Karmiravan Martakert region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The monument was accidentally discovered by a resident of the village, said the Department o
In one of the mounds archaeological Tarbagatay number of gold items discovered in the form of a hornless deer, bronze ferrules, jewellery, beads and the remains of ancient man, who was prepared for embalming.
A sarcophagus containing a millennia-old mummy which was found by Spanish archaeologists near the southern Egyptian town of Luxor.
Desert palaces in Tunisian cities Medenine and Tataouine reflects architectural structure of southern cities, where tribal culture were influential back then.Bearing traces of southern culture and architecture and witnessing the history for more than 300
Turkey's museums and archaeological sites drew significant numbers of tourists in 2015, reaching 30 million, recent statistics from the Cultural Heritage and Museums General Directorate show.For archaeological sites, the Hierapolis of Phrygia, a major anc
文章出处：中国文物信息网 作者：李星明 吾友程旭先生于陕西历史博物馆任副馆长有年，长期从事文物工作，特别专注于唐代墓室壁画的整理与研究，陆续发表相关文章。前几年其“唐墓壁画中的外来文化因素”课题获得国家重大社科研究项目资助，遂致力于此项课题的研究，并作为兰州大学历史文化学院的博士学位论文的题目进行撰写。去年8 月某日，程旭君忽来电话，言此研究课题兼博士论文业已成书，名为《唐韵胡风——唐墓 ...
二 《旧唐书·王毛仲传》记载唐太宗贞观时期，选拔官户及“蕃口”少年骁勇者，著虎纹衣，跨豹纹鞯，每次游猎令持弓矢于御马前射生，跟随射猎禽兽，号称“百骑”“千骑”，后来演变成为羽林禁军的一部分，“少年从猎出长杨，禁中新拜羽林郎”。这种“蕃口”骁勇者或许就是胡人。 钱起《校猎曲》：“长杨杀气连云飞，汉主秋畋正掩围，重门日晏红尘出，数骑胡人猎兽归。”因此在我们看到的唐代狩猎队伍一群人中，夹杂 ...
Karsakpay near the mine in Central Kazakhstan, in the mountains of Altyn-Clack, was found a stone with a carved inscription on it.
Excavation revealed that settlement on the site which now houses a small Kurdish village Bassetki in Iraqi Kurdistan appeared about 3 thousand years BC According to the researchers, the city has developed over more than 1.2 thousand years.
The site, known as Warratyi, shows Aboriginal Australians settled the arid interior of the country around 49,000 years ago — some 10,000 years earlier than previously thought.The shelter, about 550 kilometres north of Adelaide, also contains the first rel
Buried in the grave was discovered decoration and dagger, unusual for the ancient culture of the Orenburg region. When security and scientific excavation of the mound near the village of Kamenka in the Orenburg region, archaeologists discovered the burial
A previously unknown huge structure is hidden near the historical monuments of the ancient city of Petra in Jordan. This is the conclusion of scientists who analyzed high-resolution satellite images and photos taken by a drone from a bird’s flight.
The ancient Greeks were not big fans of white marble, we think. They painted their statues, reliefs and temples and covered them with patterns, drawn to people, to gods and heroes eyes. How it really looked ancient Greece, can now be seen only in the ultr
Is this one of the world's oldest maps?
A set of broken stones covered with etchings of lines and squares, discovered at a 5,000-year-old sacred site in Denmark, may be some of humankind’s earliest maps, according to archaeologists.
Archaeological excavations in the ancient city of Lyrboton Kome, located in Antalya's Kepez district were launched yesterday in order to introduce the site to tourism.The ancient city, niched in a rocky tract in the Varsak region, will be resurrected in a
The angle of an 11th century mosque minaret near the eastern Turkish city of Elazığ has drawn comparisons with Pisa's famous leaning tower.
Beads made from ostrich eggs buried in the Siberian cave around 2,000 generations ago reveal amazing artistic (and drilling) skills of our long-ago ancestors.
About 2,500 years ago, mourners buried a man in an elaborate grave, and covered his chest with a shroud made of 13 Cannabis plants, according to a new study.
In September of 2015, Ordos Museum in conjunction with Ordos Municipal Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology conducted a second clear-up to the mural tomb (M1) of Han dynasty, found in Barisong ancient oboo, meanwhile, cleared up another mural tomb
This small display celebrates the traditions associated with love, courtship and marriage in Iran and neighbouring regions.
Çorum, home to one of the oldest civilizations in Anatolia, the Hittites, aims to attract tourists with a Hittite village theme park.
Find-of-the-year by Novosibirsk archeologists is a toy that entertained prehistoric babies.
2,400 year old Ust-Taseyevsky idol 'underwent racial realignment early in Middle Ages', losing his European looks.
New uranium series analysis of chief's tomb suggests island's monumental structures are earliest evidence of a chiefdom in the Pacific -- yielding new keys to how societies emerge and evolve.
An 8,000-year-old statuette of what could be a fertility goddess has been unearthed at a Neolithic site in Turkey, according to archaeologists.
About 30 pieces of Scythian gold have been found in a kurhan (burial mound) in Bilsk, Kotelevsky District, Poltava Oblast.
Archaeologists dig Afghanistan, map its cultural heritage
The Silk Road Archaeology Committee Under China Institute of Archaeology founded For enhancing the communication and cooperation in the area of Silk Road archaeology and its relevant fields, and promoting the development of Chinese archaeological research
Göbeklitepe, the oldest temple built in the history of mankind, is to be introduced to EXPO Antalya 2016 visitors through miniature versions of the artifacts excavated at the site.
Built during the reign of the Seljuks in 1272, the Ulu Mosque in Afyonkarahisar enchants visitors with the wonder of its wooden structure which used no nails in its construction
CreditAdam Dean for The New York TimesKAIFENG, China — The rooms where ruddy-faced Chinese men and women once assembled to pray in Hebrew and Mandarin are silent. Signs and exhibits that celebrated centuries of Jewish life have disappeared. An ancient wel
Did an unusually favorable climate create conditions for a new political order under Chinggis Khan?
Established during the Ottoman reign, Istanbul Archaeology Museums have been welcoming people from around the world for 125 years. Having the largest collection of artifacts in Turkey, the museum is a mirror of Anatolian civilizations throughout the ages
Remain of Buddha’s Feet was Discovered at Subashi Buddhist Temple Ruins A piece of Buddha’s feet was discovered in the north part of the West Subashi Temple’s main hall, where Professor Wanli Ran from the School of Cultural Relics at the Northwest Unive
The Momumental Work of the Chinese Scholarship on the Silk Road: an Review of Huang Wenbi’s Xiyu shidi kaogu lunji/The Analects of the Archaeology of the History and Geography of the Western Regions Huang Wenbi (1893-1966) is the renowned archaeolog
The First Silk Road (Dunhuang) International Cultural Expo Opens at Dunhuang On September 20th, jointly sponsored by the People’s Government of Gansu Province, the Ministry of Culture, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film, and
Tang Brick Road found at Kucha, with ‘OR code’Sealed Recently, according to information reported by local people, the Kucha Bureau of Cultural Relics excavated ancient pathways made by black bricks at the 5 meter depth in a construction site near the big
锁阳城遗址位于甘肃省安西县，又名“苦峪城”、“瓜州故城”、“晋昌故城”，是一处隋唐时期丝绸之路咽喉上的一大古城。
世界海拔最高油井就坐落青海，青海是我国重要的矿产资源支撑平台和能源开发合作战略基地，而能源资源在”一带一路“中发挥的作用非常重要。
