• China's terracotta warriors to march on National Gallery of Victoria
Terracotta Warriors: Guardians of Immortality will feature life-sized warrior figures and two Imperial Army horses
Terracotta Warriors: Guardians of Immortality will feature life-sized warrior figures and two Imperial Army horses
Thenight when Xuanzangleft Chang'anwas long ago.He was experiencingan arduous spiritual pilgrimage, normalystarting at dawn and stopping at night, and going through the rigors of living in the wilderness. The farther he was away from Chang'an, the more de
文、图 | TammyLi2018-10-14 20:05来源：澎湃新闻字号“布拉格是不可动摇的，她内心的矛盾与纠纷也不能影响她。”这是卡夫卡对他故乡的评价。不像多数的作家总在城市与城市之间游学，这位表现主义作家的短暂一生都在布拉格度过，生于斯，葬于斯。查理大桥连接着布拉格的城堡和旧城广场布拉格的名字来自德语，意思为“门槛”，原因是将城市分成两部分的伏尔塔瓦河在这里流经一个暗礁，水流湍急，就好似越过一个门槛。还有这样一个传 ...
Melissa 综合整理2018-11-03 09:31来源：澎湃新闻字号“我们准备明早8点出发，以便赶上一个晴天。最早下午8点的时候，你们会看到我翻过最后的岩石，登上与天最接近的地点。”1924年，乔治·马洛里第三次也是最后一次向心中的女神珠穆朗玛峰发起挑战，遇难的前一天，他派出一名夏尔巴向导给5 号营地的同伴送去一封简短的便笺，留下了这些一如往常般满怀信心的文字。乔治·马洛里与妻子鲁丝·特纳，摄于1914年。本文图片均为 资料图 ...
Five Greek municipalities and the Hellenic Archaeologists Association have appealed to the Greek Council of State, the country’s highest administrative court, calling for the abolition of the ministerial decisions that will allow ownership of national his
Everyday life inAncient Athensof the Hellenistic era was more exciting than in most ancient cities mainly due to the fact that Greeks had theater, great philosophers, were involved in politics, many were into athletics, and had developed the art of the di
The ongoing research in Akrotiri onSantorinigradually has revealed a place of rituals, very close to Xesti 3, an important public building with rich fresco decorations on the southern boundary of the settlement.According to archaeologists, theexcavationfi
Non-invasive technique devised by British Museum sheds light on dyeing and weaving process
资讯原文作者：Mariacristina Ferraioli原文日期：2018年8月11日翻译日期：2018年8月17日翻译人：Shui校对：Lisa原文链接：http://www.artribune.com/progettazione/new-media/2018/08/uffizi-online-archivi-digitali/正文乌菲兹征服了网络。在几天之前，我们就发布过“乌菲兹博物馆的I
An ancient Buddha statue in Sichuan's Anyue county (left) is said to have been painted by local believers to make it colorful.The Sichuan Provincial Bureau of Cultural Heritage recently said that it had inspected two ancient stone carvings of Buddha in re
The Stanchester Hoard of Roman coins. Courtesy Wiltshire MuseumAs Wiltshire Museum prepares to reveal treasures ranging from paintings of Stonehenge to 19th century Druid medals acquired with Art Fund support, Curator Lisa Brown highlights a Roman coin ho
The second season of highly rated documentaryIf National Treasures Could Talkwill make a comeback on China Central Television on July 23 (Monday). A total of 25 episodes will feature artifacts kept at museums across the country which are of both historic
The rulers of the Northern Wei Dynasty created the Yungang Grottoes as a way to unite China's war-torn ethnic groups under Buddhism.Even for those who are not interested in Buddhism or sculpture, when they first arrive at the Yungang Grottoes, they can't
Rock art on the Helan Mountain in Ningxia Hui autonomous region, May 21, 2018. There is an old, clever saying —if the "earth" goes without "art", it would be only left with "eh".This interesting coincidence implies a boring a
Climate change and desperation are putting the country’s unique history at risk
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
Lili Ren2018-04-12 20:39来源：澎湃新闻字号没有到过巴塞罗那的人大多会对高迪留给这个城市的那些绮丽的自然主义建筑满怀幻想，而从巴塞罗那游玩归来的人又会对这些瑰宝念念不忘。真不知道巴塞罗那该是庆幸还是无奈。就像五官中某一种尤为突出的人，总能轻易的引人注目，但是也正碍于这突出的特点，而被人们忽视了其真正的模样与品性。1938年巴塞罗那城市上空俯瞰图，本文图片除署名外均为 资料 图阳光、海滩、美女、美食、游客朝 ...
海上丝绸之路：张骞出使西域后，汉朝的使者、商人接踵西行，西域的使者、商人也纷纷东来。他们把中国的丝和纺织品，从洛阳、长安通过河西走廊、今新疆地区，运往西亚，再转运到欧洲，又把西域各国的奇珍异宝输入中国内地。这条沟通中西交通的陆上要道，就是历史上著名的丝绸之路。汉武帝以后，西汉的商人还常出海贸易，开辟了海上交通要道，这就是历史上著名的海上丝绸之路。 海上丝绸之路，是中国与世界其他地区之间海上交通的 ...
丝绸之路的历史：丝绸之路通常是指欧亚大陆北部的商路，与南方的茶马古道形成对比，西汉汉武帝时张骞首次开拓丝路和东汉时的班超经营西域并再次打通延伸了丝路，以及罗马人征服叙利亚的塞琉西帝国和埃及的托勒密王朝后，罗马人通过安息帝国、贵霜帝国和阿克苏姆帝国取得中国的丝绸。西汉时期由张骞首次打通的的丝路，被称为“凿空之旅”，西汉末年，在匈奴的袭扰下，丝绸之路中断。 公元73年，东汉时的班超又重新打通隔绝58年西 ...
丝绸之路简介：丝绸之路，简称丝路。是指西汉(前202年—8年)时，由张骞出使西域开辟的以长安(今西安)为起点，经甘肃、新疆，到中亚、西亚，并联结地中海各国的陆上通道(这条道路也被称为“西北丝绸之路”以区别日后另外两条冠以“丝绸之路”名称的交通路线)。因为由这条路西运的货物中以丝绸制品的影响最大，故得此名(而且有很多丝绸都是我们中国运的)。其基本走向定于两汉时期，包括南道、中道、北道三条路线。 丝绸之路是历史 ...
Late minister Zhang Naiqi's collection of antiquities are on display in Beijing. Lin Qi reports.Historian Zhang Lifan recalls his childhood home in a siheyuan, the traditional quadrangle-style courtyard house of Beijing, being decorated with hardwood furn
From June 2015 to July 2017, large-scaled salvage excavations were carried out at Huangjinwan site by a joint archaeological team of Guizhou Provincial Institute of Archaeology and other organizations
Made from the splintered ribs of cows or horses, one is still capable of making music.It is good enough to make music some 1,580-to-1,740 years after being manufactured by craftsmen in the Huns-Sarmatian period.Picture here and below:Andrey BorodovskyThe
In ancient Rome, Latin has no equivalent translation for defining homosexuality, nor heterosexuality as an individual’s sexual nature. Gay or straight, there would be no distinction.
Giant ramparts guarded Altai Mountains against attack from the north, says leading archeologist Professor Andrey Borodovsky.Discovered: the Great Wall of Siberia. Picture: Andrey BorodovskyThe wall complex - now almost hidden to the naked eye - is believe
Australia investigating allegations that Joan Howard would steal from archaeological sites during her husband’s diplomatic trips
First domesticated 10,000 years ago in the Fertile Crescent of the Middle East, wheat and barley took vastly different routes to China, with barley switching from a winter to both a winter and summer crop during a thousand-year detour along the southern T
Cultural Landscape of Bhutan ©UNESCO / Roland LINThe “Workshop for Cultural Landscape and Sustaining its Significance – Bhutan 2017” will be held in Thimphu, Bhutan, from 22 to 27 October 2017. The 2017 workshop aims to assist the staff of the Depart
Eyecatching belt buckles worn by Xiongnu female invaders is found buried on the banks of the Yenesei River in modern-day Tuva Republic.'Another buckle was encrusted with carnelian, jade, coral and turquoise.'Picture here and below:Marina KilunovskayaWomen
An exhibition at the National Museum of China in Beijing is showcasing over 300 objects, half of which are designated as first-class artifacts. They are on loan from about 30 museums and archaeological institutions across the country. An ongoing exhibitio
Pottery figurines of people on horses from the Tang Dynasty (618-907), on display at Dunhuang's International Convention and Exhibition Center in northwest China's Gansu province on Sept 21, 2017. More than 3,500 exhibits from both China and abroad are on
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in November 2012, President Xi Jinping has put forward a series of major discourses on promoting the inheritance and innovation of excellent traditional Chinese culture, which shows the Part
China's major archaeological discoveries were selected from the list of significant archaeological finds announced by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage (SACH) from 2011 to 2016.Each year, 10 significant finds are selected from a group of candi
A statue of Leonidas was erected in 1968 in Sparta, Greece.Credit:Anastasios71|ShutterstockSparta is a city in Laconia, on the Peloponnese in Greece. In antiquity, it was a powerful city-state with a famous martial tradition. Ancient writers sometimes ref
Mosques in Tashkent, Uzbekistan / Roland LINCentral Asian Sub regional meeting (13-14 September 2017) and training-workshop (12-20 September 2017) along the Silk Roads in Central Asia, UzbekistanThursday, 7 September 2017In the framework of the 2nd phase
Online journalists view a set of bronze chime bells from the Warring States period at the Jingzhou Museum. A group of online journalists from big media event "Exploring the ancient Chu culture" traced the ancient Chu civilization in Jingzhou, Ce
Fighter from almost 3,000 year ago was ready to impale his enemies, expecting battles after death, with a 'mirror' on his eye.Not all the treasures in his grave appeared ready for battle - the warrior also had some fetching white metal spiral earrings, ma
It's a 'real little Pompeii,' says lead archaeologist
A copy of the Ding ceramic pillow by the lateartist Chen Wenzeng, featuring a baby boy is on show at the National Museum of China. An ongoing exhibition inBeijingshowcases the excellence of the 'five great kilns' of imperial China. Lin Qi reports.Some 40
A view of the ruins of the town of Sai. Founded by the Egyptians on the island of the same name in the Nile, in what is now Sudan, the town was occupied from 1500 until 1200 BC.Credit: Julia BudkaLudwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich Egyptologis
As one of the States Parties to the World Heritage Convention, China has pledged to preserve its natural and cultural heritage.
One of the great marvels of the ancient world, the city of Petra stands as a monument to a thriving civilization thousands of years ago, in what is now Jordan. Spectacular photos of the Nabatean metropolis — much of which was carved directly into vertical
Digging for Rome's new subway has unearthed the charred ruins of an early 3rd-century building and the 1,800-year-old skeleton of a crouching dog that apparently perished in the same blaze that collapsed the structure.
Lizzie Porter；编译/Deanna字号莎茉丝（Shamous）这一身行头简直不要太时髦：她穿着荧光粉的惠灵顿长筒靴，搭配松石绿色的袜子和黑色的拉拉队小裙子。一辆卡丁车烧得只剩个空架子，她就在那上面玩耍，翘着鼻头、调皮的笑声穿过沙漠的风。这个精力旺盛的四岁女孩住在约旦河西岸地区的拉斯·阿尔-奥加村（Ras al-Auja），他们贝都因人的小屋就坐落在罗马时代的考古遗迹和翻滚的瀑布之间。321公里长的马萨尔·易卜拉欣·阿尔-卡里尔 ...
Taijiasi site is situated in Sanhe village, Zhuzhai town, Funan County, Anhui province. Since 2014, A 3-year period archaeological work was carried out by Anhui Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology and Department of Archaeology of Schoo
China's Palace Museum will hold the first-ever memorial service in honor of a civilian donor.
Æthelred II, also dubbed the Unready was King of Saxon England during 978–1013 and 1014–1016. Under his father Kind Edgar, England had experienced a period of peace after the reconquest of the Danelaw in the mid-10th century.
With nearly 7.6 million visitors in 2016, the National Museum of China for the first time has claimed the title of most popular museum in the world, according to a new industry report released in early June.
The exhibition started on June 1 and ends on August 27.
The Ministry of Culture announced that the upcoming 2017 Cultural and Natural Heritage Day will include over 1,700 activities at a press conference on Tuesday.
The ancient site of Göbeklitepe located in the southeastern province of Şanlıurfa is getting ready to be added to the UNESCO World Heritage List with a new roof protection.
A tomb complex with ethnic minority features has been discovered at the Ruins of Yin in Anyang city, Central China's Henan province.
The Silk Road spirit followed by the Belt and Road initiative offers pioneering ideas forcontemporary international cooperation, the delegates told the People’s Daily upon thearrival of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, agreeing that
People in the 21th century may have the chance to taste what beer was like 5,000 yearsago, after a pair of breweries in Beijing and Hong Kong attempt to bring ancient Chinesebeer back to life, according to a report by the Science and Technology Daily.
"As long as the culture lives, the nation lives," said Shan Jixiang, head of China's Palace Museum, at the opening ceremony to the exhibition Afghanistan - Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul.
Archaeologists exploring a mysterious tomb in Egypt were in for a surprise when they discovered more than 1,000 statues and eight mummies. The incredible haul was found in an ancient noble's tomb on the west bank of the Nile River in Luxor.
Every spring, Jewish people the world over celebrate Passover, a holiday that recounts the Exodus, when, according to the Torah (the Old Testament of the Bible), the Jews left Egypt for Israel.
With the promotion of the Belt and Road Initiative, cities and provinces in China and foreign countries related to the initiative are playing more important roles in connecting Asia with Europe and Africa along the ancient Silk Road routes through a trade
An excavation team in Egypt has found what appears to be the interior of a buried pyramid dating back 3,700 years to the 13th dynasty. The antiquities ministry says that both a corridor and a block engraved with 10 lines of hieroglyphics are in good condi
The large exhibition “Pompei ei Greci” (Pompeii and the Greeks) opens its doors on April 12, 2017 exposing the magnificence of Ancient Greece beyond its borders. The exhibition will be hosted in the arena of ancient Pompeii and curated by famous Swiss arc
Archaeologists have discovered the site where the Greek fleet gathered for the Battle of Salamis against the Persians (480 BC), after finding antiquities in the waters of Ampelakia Bay.
Culture officials in Suzhou, the so-called Venice of the Orient, have drafted regulations aimed at preserving the city's 2,500-year-old walls.
They found the coffins after digging an area the size of two soccer fields in Shuangyuan village in Dawang town, Qingbaijiang district of Chengdu.
The 2000-square-meter site boasts cultural relics from the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) to the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), with each city piled one on top of another.