• 他山之石——国际文物保护利用理论与实践 学术研讨会通知
“第二轮”为了积极配合2017年国家社会科学基金特别委托项目“符合国情的文物保护利用之路研究”（批准号为：17@ZH018）的开展，中国文化遗产研究院拟于2018年7月23-24日在北京召开“国际文物保护利用理论与实践学术研讨会”，交流研讨近年来相关重要国际组织、文物保护强国邻国以及与我国文物资源相似国家在遗产认知、保护理念、保护管理、展示利用、研究传播等方面的发展趋势，探讨与之相关的社会经济文化背景与影响要素，探索对 ...
“第二轮”为了积极配合2017年国家社会科学基金特别委托项目“符合国情的文物保护利用之路研究”（批准号为：17@ZH018）的开展，中国文化遗产研究院拟于2018年7月23-24日在北京召开“国际文物保护利用理论与实践学术研讨会”，交流研讨近年来相关重要国际组织、文物保护强国邻国以及与我国文物资源相似国家在遗产认知、保护理念、保护管理、展示利用、研究传播等方面的发展趋势，探讨与之相关的社会经济文化背景与影响要素，探索对 ...
These Roman helmet cheek pieces tell the rarefied story of helmet fashions on Hadrian’s Wall
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Side event“Silk Road as World Heritage : 2014 and forward”successfully held by China, Kazakhstan, KyrgyzstanThe 42th Session of the World Heritage Committeewas held in Manama, capital of Bahrain from 24 June to 4 July 2018.During the conference, the side
Visitors look at reproduced work of the 285th Cave of the Mogao Grottoes.Exhibition titledDigital Dunhuang, the Story of Heaven and Earthopened at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum on July 10, alluring visitors to savor the splendid Dunhuang culture.Organized
An exhibition featuring Jiaojia relics was unveiled at the National Museum of China on July 10. The exhibition consists of over 230 artifacts, most of which come from the Zhangqiu Jiaojia ruins in Shandong province. The heritage site was listed as a top 1
The human face carved into sandstone was discovered by scientists in the Inner Mongolia region in China. The age of the find, according to experts, is more than 7.7 thousand years. The size of the face is 65 by 57 cm.It has two symmetrical eyes 18 cm in d
Archaeologists excavate at the Shangshihe village tombs in Sanmenxia city, Henan province, June 30, 2018.After more than three months of archaeological excavation, the Shangshihe village in Sanmenxia city of Henan province has unearthed 21 rectangle verti
Tomb complex reveals ancient relics in Henan provinceFrom：china.org NetWriter：Date：2018-07-03After more than three months of archaeological excavation, the Shangshihe village in Sanmenxia city of Henan province has unearthed 21 rectangle vertical pit tomb
The ‘Revive the Spirit of Mosul’ Initiative was presented on 30 June 2018 during the 42ndsession of the World Heritage Committee.Ernesto Ottone-Ramirez, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Culture, and H.E Fryad Rawandouzi, Minister of Culture, Tourism
Howler monkey in front of ancient rock art panels in Chiribiquete, Chiribiquete National Park – “The Maloca of the Jaguar” (Mexico) ©Steve Winter / Steve WinterThe World Heritage Committee, meeting in Manama since 24 June under the chair of Shaikha H
An astonishing neolithic ruin shows the incomprehensible variety and power of religionpart of the excavations at Göbekli Tepe in south-eastern Turkey. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty ImagesUnesco has just added to its list of world heritage sitesone
Yu Qun,member of the leadership of China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism, casts his vote. China was elected member of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage at the 7th session of the General Assembly of
Artefacts from the Java Sea have an important story to tell. Fiona McMillan reports.
Exquisite Old Testament-era head of a king found in Israel but subject’s identity a mysteryThe biblical-era figurine of a king’s head has been put on display at the Israel Museum. Photograph: Ilan Ben Zion/APAn enigmatic sculpture of a king’s head dating
The remains of the three chariots were discovered during the excavation of 4,000-year old burials in India. In addition to chariots, other artifacts, including weapons, were found.Excavations were conducted in the village of Sinauli in Baghpat district in
In Albania, archaeologists discovered the ancient city of Basannia. It disappeared 2 thousand years ago.The city was found by Polish archaeologists in the area of the modern city of Shkoder. Historians assume that the settlement was destroye
In Turkey, archaeologists at the excavations of the ancient Greek city of Smyrna found ash from the eruption of the volcano Santorin, which led to the collapse of the Aegean cities and the civilization of the island of CreteExcavations are carried out in
The mysterious sculpture, created thousands of years ago before the construction of the great pyramids of Egypt, despite all the efforts of scientists for more than ten years studying this artifact, remains a mystery.The University of Concordia from Canad
Russian archaeologists have discovered the oldest wooden bridge in Russia across the river. The construction was found during underwater excavations in the Volkhov River, the site of the Novgorod Museum-Reserve reports. Scientists suggest that the bridge
21-28th June 2018
‘Protecting Heritage in an Ever-Changing World’As an integral part of the 42ndsession of the World Heritage Committee, and in the framework of the UNESCO World Heritage Education Programme, the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities will hostthe Wo
Serbian archaeologists, during excavations in the place of the ancient Roman city of Vininatsium, discovered an untouched sarcophagus with two remains and jewelery.As reported by Reuters, the find was made in the archaeological park on the site of an anci
Researchers managed to unravel the phenomenon of cuneiform texts, which tell about being in the lost Sumerian city of Irisagrig.According to preliminary estimates, about 250 similar samples of the ancient letter were revealed. Some of the above valuable a
Archaeologists have discovered in Rome the untouched tomb of the second half of the IV century BC, reports the Roman Administration of Archeology, Fine Arts and Landscape.In addition to other artifacts, the researchers found in it bronze scrapers, which r
Radiocarbon dating is a key tool archaeologists use to determine the age of plants and objects made with organic material. But new research shows that commonly accepted radiocarbon dating standards can miss the mark -- calling into question historical tim
The remains of a man with traces of agonizing death on the cross were discovered by archaeologists in the north of Italy. The age of the bones is 2 thousand years. The man was executed in exactly the same way as Jesus Christ was crucified.Although crucifi
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Ancient Japanese armour in surprisingly good condition has been unexpectedly unearthed alongside human remains at a 1,500-year-old underground tomb, also containing a large stone coffin.The major find was reported by workers paving a farm road in Shibushi
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In the Indian Ocean, off the southeast coast of India, is located the exotic island of Sri Lanka. Previously, this island was called Ceylon and was part of the British colony. Sri Lanka annually receives a huge number of tourists. The sights of the island
More than 300 cultural treasures unearthed from the 13th and 14th centuries are exhibited at the Guangdong Museum in South China's Guangzhou city, illustrating the prosperous ceramic trade in East Asia along the ancient maritime Silk Road. Items on displa
The Borobudur Temple complex is located 42 km north-west of the city of Yogyakarta, the capital of Central Java, and is the national pride of Indonesia. Borobudur is the largest monumental structure of the Southern Hemisphere, the third of the Buddhist-Hi
In conjunction with the 42nd session of the World Heritage Committee, and in line with the UNESCO World Heritage Education Programme, the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities will be hosting the World Heritage Young Professionals Forum 2018 under
The Site Managers Forum will be held in Manama, from 21 to 28 June 2018.
The Summerston distance slab from the western end of the Roman Antonine Wall in Scotland was once brightly painted in warning reds, yellow and white.Credit: Hunterian Museum/University of GlasgowAncient Romans used blood red, bright yellow and stunning wh
Przewalskii horse herd grazing on pasture (stock image).Credit: © kwadrat70 / FotoliaCloseA new study has discovered that horses were first domesticated by descendants of hunter-gatherer groups in Kazakhstan who left little direct trace in the ancest
A group of scientists, archaeologists and economists from the University of Oxford, the Norwegian Institute for Air Research and the University of Copenhagen, investigated ice samples from the northern regions of Greenland to measure the amount of lead em
The researchers studied two labels that were found on ceramic vessels. Scientists have established that a ship that sank in the Java Sea could sink to the bottom a century earlier than previously thought. The opening helped to make the trademarks of the a
During excavations of a previously unexplored territory in Pompeii archaeologists discovered a street where several two-story buildings with three large balconies were located. Many of the buildings remained intact.On the walls of some houses, the colors
Scientists say one of the deadliest plagues in history may be linked to the migration westward of the Hun peoples.The Justinian Plague, which struck in 541 AD, may have killed as many as 25 million.Now, scientists say the outbreak probably originated in A
The Summerston distance slab from the western end of the Roman Antonine Wall in Scotland was once brightly painted in warning reds, yellow and white.Credit: Hunterian Museum/University of GlasgowAncient Romans used blood red, bright yellow and stunning wh
Japanese castleswerefortressesconstructed primarily of wood and stone. They evolved from the woodenstockades of earlier centuries and came into their best-known form in the 16th century. Castles in Japan were built to guard important or strategic sites, s
An exhibition featuring replicas of the renowned Mogao Grottoes is underway at the Shanghai Tower, the tallest building in China. In the next 10 months, visitors will be able to have a close look at three life-size replicas of the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang,
This case, if you agree with some arguments, is really unique. The uniqueness lies in the only recorded case in history when Roman soldiers collided with the Chinese during the Talas battle of 36 BC, between the Huns defending the fortress and the forces
The largest and best preserved cave from the Western Wei Dynasty (Mogao Cave 285). Ancient Dunhuang manuscripts housed abroad have been edited and published by the Institute for Overseas National Literature of Northwest Minzu University since 2006. Up til
One of the oldest monuments of architecture is the lighthouse, called the Tower of Hercules, which was built at the end of the first century. He is still on guard, on the shore of Spanish La Coruna, and in 2009 was even included in the cultural heritage o
The tooth of the Buddha Shakyamuni contains substances of unearthly origin. At their 1000-fold increase, images of five Buddhas appeared!The oldest and tallest in the world, a multi-storey wooden structure, built in 1056 in the county of China’s Shanxi Pr
The ruin of Yueyang Ancient City is located in Yanliang District, Xi’an City, Shaan’xi Province. According to historic documents, Yueyang City was the capital in the periods of Duke Xian and Duke Xiao of Qin State during the Warring States period, where t
The ruins of ancient capital city of the Zheng and Han States was located at the joint of river Shuangji (Ancient river Wei) and the Yellow River (Ancient river Qin), near the city gate of Xinzheng, Henan province.During the late Western Zhou period, the
There are 12 mausoleums from Eastern Han Dynasty. Among them, 11 are situated in Luoyang, Henan province, except for the Emperor Xian of Han dynasty (whose mausoleum is located in Xiuwu County, Jiaozuo, Henan). There are mainly two cemetery areas in Luoya
Tang Dahua visits and photographs long-neglected sites in Shanxi province and posts the photos on social media in order to arouse attention from local governments to preserve the old buildings. The dilapidated buildings in the villages of North China's Sh
Bust of the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius was discovered by archaeologists during the repair work in the ancient Egyptian temple of Kom-Ombo in the south of the country. This was reported by the Ministry of Antiquities. The uniqueness of the find, it is n
Photo taken on April 20, 2018 shows weapons unearthed during an archaeological excavation at Pengshan district in Meishan city, Southwest China's Sichuan province.More than 12,000 items that sank to the bottom of a river in Sichuan province over 300 years
The Tongtiandong relics in Jeminay, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region -- Paleolithic, up to 45,000 years ago. In a cave at the crossroads of China, Central Asia and Europe, archeologists found remains dating back 3,500 to 45,000 years.It is the first Paleo
For a long time scientists could not understand how the Vikings traveled from Scandinavia by sea, overcoming thousands of nautical miles. It is known that they were fine navigators and in the 9-11th centuries reached Russia and Ireland, and in the 10th ce
In the Tibetan Autonomous Region, rock carvings of the Buddha, whose age exceeds one thousand years, were discovered.The statues were found in the Jagyab county of the city of Qamdo. Sculptors found builders who collected stones in the valley. The statues
(Courtesy Marina Kilunovskaya)Clockwise from top left: stone buckle, bronze buckle, and female burialOn the bankof a river in Siberia’s Tuva region, archaeologists have unearthed an Iron Age cemetery that held the remains of nobles of the Xiongnu Empire,
This Ataqeloula stele was discovered in November 2017 at the Sedeinga necropolis, which commemorates a woman from Sedeinga high society and prestigious members of her family.Credit: © Vincent Francigny/Sedeinga archaeological missionThe Meroitic insc
A visitor takes a photo of a Tang Dynasty silver sachet decorated with grape, flower and bird patterns at the Southern Song Dynasty Guan Kiln Museum in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, April 3, 2018.The exhibitionChang'an in Spring: Access the Flourishing Tan
During the work on the inspection of the territory, where the railway to the Kerch bridge will run, archaeologists discovered ancient burials.In them samples of applied art of IV century BC have been found. These are fragments of antique ceramics, skillfu
Figurines of more than 4,5 thousand years old were discovered by archaeologists, investigating the Itkol II burial ground in Khakassia (Russia). A second expedition of the Institute for the History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences (I