Aged 25 to 30 when he died 1,700 years ago, he is from the mountainous region of modern-day Khakassia.Male Tashtyk mask is kept in the State Hermatage Museum. CT of the mask layer. Pictures:©TheStateHermitageMuseum.Photo by Vladimir Terebenin, Pa
The Hyksos once ruled Egypt, but they didn't arrive as invaders.
Strip miners in the eastern Serbian townof Drmno uncovered a flat-bottomed ship and twomonoxyles, or dugout longboats, along the banks of an ancient tributary of the Danube near the garrison at the Roman city of Viminacium. Measuring nearly 50 feet long a
This is the first known photograph of the magnificent statue of Moschophoros, also known in English as The Calf Bearer when was discovered on the Acropolis in 1864.The statue, dated c. 560 BC and estimated to have originally measured 1.65 meters (5.4 ft)
Mummy Portrait of a Bearded Man, A.D. 140–160, Romano-Egyptian. Encaustic on lime wood, linen, 16 15/16 × 8 7/8 in. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, 73.AP.94. Digital image courtesy of Getty’s Open Content Program. Indigo-dyed linen in the circ
A relic from the Dongshan ancient tomb site unearthed in Taiyuan, Shanxi province. The Shanxi Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology said experts have confirmed that the Dongshan ancient tomb site in Taiyuan, is a large-scale cemetery bel
Unknown vandals in Albania have caused “irreparable” damage to a monument in ancient Apollonia near the town of Fieri, Albanian authorities announced on Saturday.The director of the archaeological site was quoted as saying that “the damage is irreparable”
For the first time, archaeologists have succeeded in mapping a complete Roman city, Falerii Novi in Italy, using advanced ground penetrating radar (GPR), allowing them to reveal astonishing details while it remains deep underground. The technology could r
Investigation and ExcavationHetian Prefecture of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is located at the southern edge of the Taklamakan Desert. Its fertile land has entered the horizon of the Han Chinese ever since the reign of the Emperor Wu of the Han D
Inscriptions tell us, that throughout history people always complained about the high taxes charged by the central government.
This is the largest piece of the 2,100-year-old Antikythera Mechanism, which is on display at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, Greece.(Image: © Alexandros Michailidis/Shutterstock)TheHistoriesbyHerodotus(484BC to 425BC) offers a rema
Tight wrapping in childhood produced deliberately deformed skulls.
Replica swords tested combat skills and revealed battle damage
Archaeologists digitally reconstructed the leopard image from fragments of a sarcophagus cover.(Image: © University of Milan)Excavation of an ancient city of the dead in Aswan, Egypt, recently uncovered pieces of a sarcophagus lid that had been d
Scientists have debated for years over why Bronze Age wall paintings at the ancient settlement of Akrotiri on the Greek island of Santorini depict monkeys who originated from thousands of miles away in Asia.Some say that the artworks suggest that ancient
On the morning of November 21st, the signing ceremony for the " InnovativeTalent Training Base for the Preservation of the Grottoes and Earth Her itageSites along the Silk Road" was held in the Dunhuang Academy. The dean of theDunhuang Academy,
Hundreds who died weren't instantly vaporized.
Restorers discovered numerous objects concealed under the synagogue floor.
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The Eleftherna region in the prefecture of Rethymno, Crete aims to become the most important tourist destination on the island by capitalizing on the wealth of archaeological treasures discovered in the area, as well as its gleaming new museum.Also called
The straits between Greece’s south Pelion Peninsula and the island of Skiathos in the Northern Sporades conceal many secrets in their treacherous waters — including one little-known fact known mostly to historians and a handful of locals.Few people are aw
Excavations at the ancient city of Tenea in the Peloponnese, which was built by Trojan prisoners of war, have unearthed significant new finds,the Greek Culture Ministry announced on Tuesday. The discoveriesinclude enormous baths dating from Roman times.Th
Carved references to an aurora predate known records by nearly a century.
Gladiators may have frequented the ancient tavern where the fresco was found.
It is still controversy in the academic world, whether the humanbeings on earth come from Africa, or each continent has theirorigins. However, one thing is certain: before the emergence ofthe national system, humans did not need passports, visas, andh a d
The coordinating meeting on the S.O.C report on the "Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor", jointly complied by China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan.On July 24, 2019, the coordinating meeting on the S.O.C report on the "Sil
波斯波利斯（persepolis），是伊朗最重要的考古遗址，代表着伊朗曾经的辉煌。来伊朗，一定来要波斯波利斯。这里，也是伊朗本国人的热门景点。建议在这里呆到落日，夕阳下的波斯波利斯另有一番美景。它位于设拉子东北51公里处，没有公共交通直达，建议打车或包车前往。门票是20万里亚尔。波斯波利斯曾是波斯帝国的首都，由“万王之王”大流士一世于公元前520年开始建造，用于接受万国朝拜。整个工程由大流士一世、
Visitors look at a replica of the Mogao Grottoes at an exhibition in Shanghai Tower in May 2018. The head of Lanzhou University's Dunhuang studies program has spent years building up a global reference resource for academics.The Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang
An aerial view of Kemune Palace from the west, near the Tigris River in Iraq.Credit: University of Tübingen/eScience Center/Kurdistan Archaeology OrganizationWhen a drought dried up the water in Iraq’s Mosul Dam reservoir, it exposed ruins from an ancient
作为地处西亚的现代国家，以色列位于地中海的东南岸及红海亚喀巴湾北岸。位于亚洲的西端，向北进发可至欧洲，西南又与非洲大陆相连。特殊的地理位置使其无论在陆上还是海上贸易之路上都占据有一席之地。由于犹太人国土历史的复杂性，在不同时期的不同历史文献中，现代以色列拥有过不同领土区域和名称。而一个特殊的地理性名称“黎凡特南部”，一般作为学术界对于不同时期古代以色列的代称。 20世纪30年代，尚未建国的以
A hidden vault — filled with dirt and adorned with vivid paintings such as a centaur, a sphinx and an attacking panther — has been discovered in the ruins of Emperor Nero's ancient Roman palace.Credit: Parco Archeologico Del ColosseoArchaeologists have di
2019年3月29日下午，乌兹别克斯坦共和国科学院考古研究所所长马克苏多夫·法尔霍德（Maksudov Farhod）研究员做客西北大学“侯外庐学术讲座”第一百七十期暨“博望论坛”第七十五期，在文化遗产学院博望报告厅进行了题为《粟特考古的最新发现》的学术报告。报告由王建新教授主持，热娜博士翻译，中国社会科学院考古研究所、陕西省考古研究院等相关科研院所 ...
Trimontium Stone Monument - marking the site of Trimonitum, the Roman fort at Newstead, Scotland. by HeritageDaily
The site of the Peristera shipwreck. Source: Greek Ministry of Culture and SportsGreece is relaxing its strict regulations regarding its rich underwater heritage and has recently announced that it will allow divers to tour the sites of certain ancient shi
It is possible that experts will find some Bronze jewellery.Archaeological research uncovered 17 cremation graves(Source: Branislav Caban, TASR)Archaeologists succeeded in uncovering 17 cremation graves from the Piliny culture during an ongoing rescue res
A new study found evidence that climate change likely drove the Harappans to resettle far away from the floodplains of the Indus.
A fabled 'Elixir of immortality' mentioned throughout ancient Chinese texts has been discovered in a bronze pot hidden inside in a 2,000-year-old burial tomb, experts say.China's rich and powerful searched for a magical potion over thousands of years that
The Palace Museum in Beijing has opened a new section housing royal furniture－the Nandaku Gallery of Furniture.Increased digitalization spurs commercial push at venuesThe Palace Museum in Beijing, also known as the Forbidden City, is one of the most histo
Research destroys theory that Chinese armourers used applications not discovered in the West until millennia later. Andrew Masterson reports.Chinese craftspeople did not – that’s did not – invent a sophisticated and highly effective anti-rust treatment mo
Qingbai ceramics from the Field Museum's Java Sea Shipwreck collection.Credit: Copyright The Field Museum. Photo by Kate GolembiewskiScientists just blasted pottery from an ancient shipwreck with a "ray gun." Besides being totally sci-fi, the X-
Roman historians accused Nero of deliberately setting the Great Fire of Rome so that he could rebuild the city in a more pleasing style.Credit: Photographer Helmut Wimmer/Copyright Interspot Film GmbHWas the infamously cruelNeroreally as terrible an emper
Climate change trashed the Byzantine Empire, ancient garbage mounds revealed.Credit: ShutterstockAbout a century before the fall of the Byzantine Empire — the eastern portion of the vast Roman Empire — signs of its impending doom were written in garbage.A
Roman relief of a chariot race and spectators, from the Vatican Museum's collection.Credit: CM Dixon/Print Collector/GettyDuring the first century, people across Rome were obsessed with chariot races, which frequently produced horrific crashes.However, on
A mass sacrifice at a 15th century archaeological site in Peru saw the ritual killing of over 140 children and over 200 llamas, according to a study. This is the largest known mass sacrifice of children – and of llamas – in the New World.
Researchers have succeeded in pinpointing the exact origins of 700-year-old Chinese pottery items recovered from a shipwreck.
With its exquisite palaces, vast libraries and lush gardens, Nineveh was one of the most important cities of the ancient world. Project Curator for the BP exhibition I am Ashurbanipal king of the world, king of Assyria, Carine Harmand, explores the 19th-c
Qingtang Site in Yingde city, Guangdong province. The Archaeological Forum of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing announced six new archaeological discoveries in China in 2018 on Thursday, including Qingtang Site in Yingde city, Guangdong pr
Ancient Knossos. Source: WikipediaThe Greek government has decided to remove more than 2,000ancient sites, monuments and museums from a state assets fund after archaeologists protested, fearing the country’s heritage might be sold off.Among the sites incl
Burial circle A, tomb IV from the top of the Lions Gate. In the background is the city of Argos. Photo by Robert McCabeThe Archaeological Society of Greece is celebrating 180 years of glorious history with a once-in-a-lifetime-exhibit of black and white p
Dutch art detective Arthur Brand poses with two limestone Visigoth reliefs from the seventh century in London on Jan. 20, 2019.Credit: Niklas Halle'n/AFP/GettyIn 2004, two chunky limestone reliefs depictingCatholic saintswere stolen from a medieval church
A schoolchild's homework in Greek was written on a wax tablet nearly 2,000 years ago.Credit: Copyright British Library BoardHomework written by a school kid in ancient Egypt has been preserved since the second century A.D. And the words on the slab may so
By mapping historical spy-satellite images to recent aerial photos, researchers can find historical sites that vanished decades ago.Credit: Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies, University of ArkansasWhen the United States launched its first secret &q
In 366 AD in Dunhuang, China, the monk Lezun excavated the first cave that comprises the Mogao Grottoes. Protecting the Dunhuang murals is now a race against time.Let the guardian of the murals share secrets of heritage protection and tell you about how p
Languages of Ancient Southern Mongolia and North China: A Historical-Comparative Study of the Serbior Xianbei Branch of the Serbi-Mongolic Language (English and Chinese Edition) Bilingual Edition
Man who died fleeing Mount Vesuvius eruption is one of several key finds in latest dig
(© Trustees of the British Museum)Inscribed coneOn May 2, 2003, shortlyafter the invasion of Iraq, London’s Metropolitan Police raided an antiquities dealer and seized eight artifacts they believed had been obtained through illicit channels. It’s typ
Military officer’s stable preserved under ash from eruption of Mount Vesuvius
Greek and Roman writers record the use of a substance called miltos as a decoration, a medicine – and a handy way to repair a boat. Now scientists have worked out why. Andrew Masterson reports.
47 heritage sites and more than 70 pieces of relics were found at the middle and lower reaches of the Keriya River in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. Recently, 47 heritage sites and more than 70 pieces of relics were found at the middl
This is a recently looted tomb in Northwest China. CREDIT Trevor WallaceMore than 2,500 years ago, horse riding nomads expanded their cultural realm throughout the Eurasian steppe from Southern Siberia to Eastern Europe.These tribes had in common, that th
A clay tablet inscribed with thirteen verses of Homer’s “Odyssey” found at Ancient Olympia, and the wreck of a 2,400-year-oldGreek merchant ship found on the seabed of the Black Seamade the list of the “Top 10 Discoveries of 2018” in the current issue ofA
An aeriel view of the Lushanmao historic relics site in the Baota district of Yan'an city, Northwest China's Shaanxi province.Archaeologists said the Lushanmao historic relics site in the Baota district of Yan'an city, Northwest China's Shaanxi province,
Parts of the replicas rely on ‘respectable guesstimate’ of what the original looked like
Jewellery and grooming items found during summer excavation in Lincolnshire
