• 2,500-Year-Old Burial Hints at Ancient Cannabis Use
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.
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.
Çorum, home to one of the oldest civilizations in Anatolia, the Hittites, aims to attract tourists with a Hittite village theme park.
Archaeologists have discovered an ancient feast, still intact, in a 1,600-year-old roasting pit at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Alberta, Canada. The exact contents of the meaty meal are yet to be determined but will be revealed following a deta
Located in Austria, the archaeological site is providing rich new details about the lives and deaths of the arena combatants
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.
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
The over five-year long archaeological excavation of the tomb of Haihunhou (Marquis of Haihun) has completed, reported by CNR News of the Voice of China. Liu He, who used to be an emperor of the Han Dynasty, King of Changyi, and Marquis of Haihun, was the
Inaugural Meeting of the Silk Road Archaeology Committee of ChineseSociety of Archaeology took place concurrently
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
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
DHA PhotoAn underground passage was discovered in historic Ikiçeşmelik district of western city of Izmir, which followed the discovery of another tunnel in 2010, prompting the interest of history enthusiasts whether more tunnels are present in t
Archaeological Results of the Silk Road Cultural Sites Released and the Cultural Relics of Yuezhi Confirmed On the International Symposium on “One Belt and Road”, archaeological results of historical and cultural sites of the Silk Road was published. CN
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
The Exhibition of “The Silk Road Yutian——Blending of Culture and Art” “Followed by the strategy of the Belt and Road Initiative for exuding the charms of culture of Xinjiang, The Silk Road Yutian——Blending of Culture and Art: The Exhibition on Top-Notch W
The necessary steps have been taken to include the Nemrut-Süphan Geopark project, which is being carried out by the Governorship of Bitlis and Istanbul University, in UNESCO, and it has been reported that a new understanding of tourism will be put into pr
The ancient statue of "Romani Bambino," a Roman child holding a cluster of pistachios, was finally brought back home after 85 years.
What is art? It’s a debate that goes back if not to the dawn of time then certainly to the dawn of modernism, when Picasso and the Cubists shocked the world.
Longweipai Site is located in Dongyuan county, Heyuan city, Guangdong province. Guangdong Provincial Institute of Archaeology and Cultural Relics and Dongyuan Museum have conducted the salvage excavation to the site since January, 2016. With an excavation
Four hundred years ago, when WilliamShakespeare was writing his sonnets with a quill, Tang Xianzu was recording verses with abrush nearly 6,000 kilometers away.
The Alahan Monastery, which was described as "looking like the work of a master" by Evliya Çelebi in his acclaimed book "Seyahatname" (Book of Travels), enchants travelers with its historic building that has been standing for thou
Xunjiansi is a department with the military and administrative functions,responsible for patrol and seizing the criminals. The Ming dynasty Nutan Village Xunjiansi ruinsis situated in Nanmu Town, Guiping, Guangxi Province.The Ming Dynasty Patrol and Inspe
The ancient statue of "Romani Bambino," a Roman child holding a cluster of pistachios, was finally brought back home after 85 years.
Water will flow again from a 2,000-year-old fountain unearthed during ongoing excavations in the ancient city of Kibyra, located near the town of Gölhisar in Burdur province.
From July 6 to September 1, 2016, academics and students from School of Archaeology and Museology of History Department in Renmin University of China carried out, for the first time, the archaeological excavations at both ruins of Quanshuigou and Dumudu’e
The Mid-Autumn Festival, the day for enjoying the moon and immersing in nostalgia for the past, is drawing near. When you look up at the vast sky, the moon and millions of stars, what you have known is the stars are as far as several billion light-years a
“Followed by the strategy of the Belt and Road Initiative for exuding the charms of culture of Xinjiang, The Silk Road Yutian——Blending of Culture and Art
On the afternoon of September 8th, with the team of more than 20 off-road vehicles returning to Kashi in Xinjiang, 2016 “the Silk Road- Kunlun River source route” comprehensive expedition since September 1st completely ended.
2016 The Silk Road "Kunlun River Source Route" comprehensive science expedition was launched by the Silk Road (Xinjiang) International Culture Development Center, lasting from September 1st to 8th.
In order to improve the monitoring and management of the world heritage sites of our city and popularize the knowledge of world cultural heritage reporting and monitoring, Xi'an World Cultural Heritage Monitoring and Management Training Course
There is an old saying that “travel for a thousand miles to visit Hangzhou half for the West Lake and half for the silk”. In the early golden autumn of September, the well-known G20 summit 2016 received important guests from all over the world in Hangzhou
China Post officially launched the special stamp“Monk Xuan Zang”with a set of two stamps and one sheetlet, which were named“Going to the West for Buddhism”,“Returning to the East and Translate Buddhist Scriptures”and “Portrait of Xuan Zang”.
Researchers observed long gash in the skull of an ancient skeleton Remains date back to the 1200s, before Europeans came with metal blades The study suggests the wounds were caused by sharp wooden weapons They say fighting boomerangs or sharpened clubs
Two fishhooks found in a cave on Okinawa Island just off mainland Japan There is evidence that people were living there nearly 30,000 years ago Discovery was made by Japanese archaeologists excavating Sakitari Cave Judging by charcoal in the rocks, the
Human skull, including jaw and teeth, and bone from arms, legs, ribs found This is the first skeleton found at shipwreck during era of DNA analysis Researchers may soon be able to identify ethnicity and origin of the victim
Marble statues of Aphrodite/Venus found at Petra in Jordan date to the second century.Credit: Tom ParkerTwo marble statues representing Aphrodite/Venus, the Greco-Roman goddess of love, were found recently at Petra, an ancient desert city in Jordan.The st
Here are gold necklaces, pearls and earrings as well as several hundred handsome ceramic vessels from the Bronze Age. The discovery testifies to a city which traded with much of its contemporary world.
Two decades ago, construction workers discovered a cache while digging a foundation for a school in Qingzhou city in East China's Shandong province. Then, archaeologists found it belonged to a relic site of the Longxing Temple that was built around the fi
When someone in Bronze Age Denmark quickly disposed of a burnt pot, they unintentionally provided archaeologists with a unique find.
Recently, the team of comprehensive scientific investigation carried out a field trip for a 2500-year- old Zoroastrianism site in Taxkorgan.
The year 2016 marks the 740th anniversary of the founding of Dadu, the capital city of the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), and the 35th anniversary of the founding of the Capital Museum in Beijing. A special exhibition was unveiled recently at the Capital Museu
搜索复制A horsehead-shaped statue is on display after having undergone repairs in Sanxingdui Museum in Guanghan city, Southwest China's Sichuan province. The site of Sanxingdui is recognized as one of the most important ancient remains in the world for its va
Archaeologists are busy unearthing the traces of three thousand years of activity at Silkeborg, west Denmark.
Titled “New Discoveries in Central Asian Sites from the late Bronze Age to the Iron Age,” the talk given by Professor Nikolaus Boroffka from the German Archaeological Institute focused on the site Molali of the late Bronze Age and Bandikhan of the early I
According to Tibetan historical materials, the eulogy by Nag-tsho Lo-tsa-ba Tshul-khrims-rgyal-ba to Atisa, the Bangladeshi eminent monk and one of the forefathers of Tibetan Buddhism, described the birth place of Atisa – Vikrampura.
The location of the "Shule city" site dated to Han dynasty is controversy in the academic circle. On Aug. 27th, experts engaged in the study of archaeology and history of Qin and Han dynasties, and culture of Xinjiang Province from the Peking Un
搜索复制This July, an archaeological report titled The Excavation Report of the Phùng Nguyên Cultural Site at Yili, Vietnam was published. It summarizes the archaeological work over the last ten years. This excavation at Vietnam was initiated in 2006 by the S
Recently, 140 cultural relics were discovered by archaeologists from the Northwestern Uuniversity during their investigation and excavation of the site of the Subashi Temple at present Kuqa county, Aksu Region, Xinjiang Province. This discovery supports t
In December 2011, due to the implementation of the Project for the S106 Provincial Road’s Route Changing and the Comprehensive Development of the Northeast District, Fuping County, the People’s Government of Fuping County, Shaanxi Province applied to the
On 25th August, sites excavation of Xinzheng Gates in Kaifeng City of Henan Province.(by Li Bo)The archaeological excavation work for revealing "City on City" ruins on Xinzheng Gate sites of the capital in Northern Song Dynasty has achieved a pr
On July.27th,Curator Forum of Sino-Japan Museum Exchanges and Cooperation organized by the SPBCH and the Shaanxi History Museum was held in Xi'an.
As the important cradle of Chinese nationality and civilizations,Shaanxi enjoys abundant and unique cultural resources and rich cultural residues. As the starting point of the ancient Silk Road,Shaanxi is an important window to showcase splendid Chinese t
UNESCO today welcomed the opening of the hearings of the case of Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague for alleged war crimes and the destruction of historical monuments and buildings of religious significance,
In order to well preserve and research on cultural heritages of grottoes along the Silk Road, Gansu officials broke the original management system and transferred the management of the north grotto and two world heritage sites: Maijishan grottoes and Bing
Recently ,in the southern suburbs of Xi’an,our archaeologists excavated a tomb of the Northern dynasties, where Tuyuhun Princess and her husband are buried. This important archaeological discovery provide a valuable material for the national history rease
As athletes from around the world fight to fulfill their Olympic dreams in Rio, Dunhuang Academy China released a series of Dunhuang frescoes featuring ancient people's sporting games.Some 20 kinds of games found their way in the frescoes, including arche
搜索复制According to the arrangement of the National Heritage Board, Gansu Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau issued "the Special Inspection Scheme of the Enforcement of the Great Wall in the Whole Province" on July 27th , which demanded 11 cities an
An unusually delicate pair of artifacts recently emerged from a dig site in the United Kingdom: a tiny ball of thread and another length of thread wound around a bobbin. Both are estimated to be approximately 3,000 years old.
In the fourteenth year of the Tang Zhenguan period (640 A.D.), Emperor Tai Zong of the Tang Dynasty instituted the “Tingzhou Prefecture” in the North Slope of the East Tianshan Mountains where the Site of Beiting City used to locate.
International Academic Symposium on Sanxingdui Relics and World’s Ancient Civilizations and Commemoration of 30th Anniversary of the Discovery of Sanxingdui Sacrifice Pits Held
The Kizil Caves sits on the cliffs on the northern bank of the Muzat River, 7 kilometers southeast of Kizil town in Baicheng County, Xinjiang, China. Kizil in the Uygur language means red.