Egyptian temple culture was thought to be declining in the Ptolemaic era, after the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC. Nothing could be further from the truth, says Egyptologist Carina van den Hoven. Temple culture was very much alive and kicking. Ph
Kyrgyzstan is home to human-shaped stone sculptures made by the Göktürks, a nomadic confederation of Turkic peoples established in Central Asia before Islam.
As the battle to save Iraq from ISIS continues, Smithsonian experts are helping local people preserve their history
Israel's Hebrew University says archaeologists have found a cave that once contained Dead Sea scrolls.
Iran is displaying hundreds of ancient Persian artifacts, some dating back as far as 3,500 years and all of them recently brought back home from museums and collections in Western countries.
Ancient bones unearthed in Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi province, have led archaeologists to suggest that the area may have been home to wild crocodiles thousands of years ago.
On a small island in Kuwait, archaeologists have discovered a jewellery workshop containing 3,500 year old semiprecious stones.
The ancient city of Uzuncaburç (Olba), one of the most notable tourism attractions in the southern province of Mersin, is a draw for visitors even in the winter months when it acquires an extra beauty under a blanket of snow.
Roman-era cooks used double baskets and pressure steam cookers to prepare their food, according to findings from the ancient city of Tlos in southwestern Turkey, an academic leading the excavations has said.
A gallery grave, unearthed during archaeological excavations in the ancient city of Dara in the southeastern Turkish province of Mardin eight years ago, will be opened to visitors.
Shanxi contributed two discoveries to China's vital new archaeological finds in 2016, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences announced at an archaeology forum on Jan 10.
Hadrian and his travels have often served as the guiding thread for my own travels. However, my recent trip to Turkey had a different focus, the Hittite civilization, with one of the highlights being a visit to the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations in Ank
A Roman theater, stuck in between shanty towns in the Aegean province of İzmir’s Kadifekale, is being expropriated for nearly 12 million Turkish liras with plans to unearth its fascinating 16,000-person capacity.
The recent discovery of the grave of an ancient soldier is challenging accepted wisdom among archaeologists
A sarcophagus, which has been unearthed during archaeological excavations in the ancient city of Aigai in the western province of Manisa, was revealed to have been belonged to a school principal after its pieces were reunited.
New discoveries at Tel Aviv University's Timna Valley excavation have revealed intact defensive structures and livestock pens that provide insight into the complexity of Iron Age copper production.
Archaeological surface survey and cleaning works in the ancient site of Kızılkoyun and the outskirts of a historic castle in the southeastern province of Şanlıurfa’s Haleplibahçe district have unearthed 133 inns and five mosaics.
An ancient city with a long history dating back 3,500 years, the ancient city of Stratonicea in Muğla province has been excavated for some time where 65 tombs have been revealed recently, shedding light on the population of the city back in Roman tim
Two plump woman figurines unearthed in the 9,000-year-old Neolithic settlement of Çatalhöyük represent elderly women, not the Anatolian mother goddess Cybele as was earlier believed, according to an expert.
In Konya province's Çatalhöyük ancient site, which sheds light on the culture of one of the first human settlements, two unearthed figurines reportedly represent ‘old women' of the civilization, rather than ‘mother goddesses' as it was thought e
An ancient glass furnace has been unearthed during excavations in the ancient city of Metropolis in the Aegean province of İzmir’s Torbalı district. The finds in the furnace show that its ceramics were imported from Athens to the region.
Dating back to A.D 542, the period of Byzantine Emperor Justinian I, the Basilica Cistern in Istanbul, which attracts millions of tourists every year, is going under comprehensive restoration that will help protect the historical construction as well as b
Archaeological excavations in the ancient city of Laodicea, located in the Eskihisar neighborhood in the western province of Denizli and added to the UNESCO World Heritage Temporary list in 2013, are continuing at a 10-meter-long sacred Agora on an area o
The construction of the museum aiming to revive the ancient city of Troy, next to its relics in the western province of Çanakkale, has entered its final stage.
Archaeologists excavated the city wall and the moat at the orchard and nursery of Langshe District, Kuqa Town
“Bull fat, bat blood… donkey blood… what looks like the heart of a lizard. And a little pulverised pottery and a dash of honey.”
An exhibition of more than 700 pieces or sets of jade unearthed from the Fu Hao tomb has opened at the Guangdong Museum in Guangzhou.
Archaeological excavations in the ancient city of Magarsus, located in the southern province of Adana’s Karataş district, have temporarily ended. Works are expected to resume next season in Magarsus’ theater’s orchestra and stadium sections.
The excavations in the ancient city of Magarsus in Adana will focus on unearthing the ancient theater's orchestra and stadium sections next season.
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The project to find the tomb of Seljuk Sultan Alp Arslan, carried out under the sponsorship of the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) in Turkmenistan has been paused after it was discovered that German archaeology team participating i
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2,000-year-old tombs dating back to the ancient Roman civilization have been unearthed in Turkey's central province of Kütahya during the construction works of the new municipality service building, reports said on Thursday.
This year’s archaeological excavations carried out in the ancient city of Daskyleion in the northwestern province of Balıkesir’s Bandırma district have unearthed two kitchens with utensils such as pots, pans, fish bone, seed and mortar made of b
More than 20 human settlement sites from the pre-Qin period were discovered scattered along the Anning river valley plain for nearly 100 kilometers in Southwest China's Sichuan province, according an archaeological achievements briefing in Xichang on Dec
Archaeological excavations carried out on the coast of the Küçükçekmece Lake in Istanbul’s Avcılar district by Kocaeli University aim to shed light on the history of earthquakes in Istanbul.
In line with UNESCO’s efforts since 1988 to encourage research on the Silk Roads as routes of interchange and dialogue of cultures, the UNESCO/Republic of Korea Funds-in-Trust (FiT) project “Support for the preparation for the World Heritage Serial Nomina
Excavation works in an ancient Christian pilgrimage site in northern Turkey dating back to 1st century B.C. have been resumed after two years.
Turkish archeologists in Dascylium ancient city in Turkey's western province of Balıkesir have discovered a 2,600 year-old kitchen which belonged to the ancient Kingdom of Lydia in Anatolia.
Excavations that have been going on for six years at the ancient city of Bathonea in Istanbul's Küçükçekmece district promise to give estimations about historical earthquakes that hit the city
Daesh terrorist have destroyed the ancient site of Nimrud almost beyond recognition, and left its ruins vulnerable to thieves and further damage, according to the United Nations.
Shanghai Qinglong Town Confirmed By Archaeological Excavation As Important Port of Maritime Silk Road During Tang And Song Dynasties Located in the Baihe town of Qingpu District, Qinglong Town site was the first trading port of Shanghai. The Archaeologi
On the afternoon of 22nd November, the“Measures for the Protection of Historic Sites Along the Maritime Silk Road in Ningbo City”(“Measures”) was reviewed and officially approved by the 90th executive meeting of Ningbo Municipal Government.
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.
Excavation works in an ancient Christian pilgrimage site in northern Turkey dating back to 1st century B.C. have been resumed after two years.
A 881-year-old historic hammam in the city of Kayseri in central Anatolia is to be restored and opened to visitors.
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
AA PhotoAn archeopark will be built in the ancient city of Prusias ad Hypium, also known as the "Ephesus of the Black Sea Region", as part of the the East Marmara Development Agency (MARKA) supported "East Marmara Ancient City Project"
Some 15 containers have been unveiled under Dusseldorf's landmark, the over-200-meter-high telecommunications tower Rheinturm, to showcase cultural artifacts from the countries along the "Belt and Road" routes.
IHA PhotoTurkish archaeologists have discovered a new ancient burial chamber from the Hellenistic Period, containing over 100 hundred pieces of artifacts in south-western Muğla province, reports said on Wednesday.Archaeological teams from the Milas A
An ancient center of prophecy located in İzmir, the city of Claros has been guarded by members of the Çelik family since the 1950s
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.
The Gongyi Kiln site, located in the northeast of the Gongyi City, Henan Province, was famous for the manufactory of white porcelain and tri-color glazed pottery of Tang dynasty (Tang Sancai) during the Sui and Tang Dynasties.
About 8,000 Terracotta Warriors were buried in three pits less than a mile to the northeast of the mausoleum of the First Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huangdi. They include infantryman, archers, cavalry, charioteers and generals. Now new research, including
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.
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
The Silk Road serves as the ancient route that connects the east with the west, the Asian with the European continent, and refers to the related geographic and cultural regions.
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
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.
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The Forbidden City in Beijing, also known as the Palace Museum, will build a new museum to exhibit more of its huge collection, said the site's director, Shan Jixiang, at the 2016 International Smart Tourism Conference in Hangzhou on Oct. 23, China News S
