• In pictures: Hundreds of relics on display at Capital Museum in Beijing
An exhibition themed on the Chinese archaeological achievements in the past 20 years has opened at the Capital Museum in Beijing on May 18, 2017.
An exhibition themed on the Chinese archaeological achievements in the past 20 years has opened at the Capital Museum in Beijing on May 18, 2017.
A team from the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) began packing on Monday King Tutankhamun’s treasured collection at the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square in a step towards transferring to its permanent location at the GEM.
In late April, a sensational discovery was made in a field in the village of Hegra, not far from the Trondheim International Airport in Værnes. Numerous axe heads, a knife blade and some fragments were lifted out of obscurity. The objects date back t
President Xi toasts cultural inclusiveness under Belt and Road
Nomad Scythian herders roamed vast areas spanning the Central Asian steppes during the Iron Age, approximately from the 9th to the 1st century BCE (Before Common Era). These livestock pastoralists, who lived on wagons covered by tents, left their mark in
Fake objects Nightingale rated highly to join ancient Egyptian amulets she thought ‘shabby’ at World Museum in Liverpool
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.
UNTIL NOW, A HEAVY GLASS PANE WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 80 KILOS HAS PREVENTED A VALUABLE, CENTURIES-OLD SILK TUNIC ATTRIBUTED TO SAINT AMBROSE FROM BEING RESTORED IN MILAN.
Excavators from Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities have discovered a collection of Graeco-Roman artefacts during excavation work carried out in Alexandria’s Babour El-Maya area.
ARCHAEOLOGISTS AND SCIENTISTS FROM THE UNIVERSITIES OF BRISTOL AND DURHAM AND THE BRITISH MUSEUM ARE USING CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY TO CRACK A CONUNDRUM SURROUNDING THE ANCIENT TRADE IN OSTRICH EGGS.
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.
A new article co-authored by experts at the University of Huddersfield bolsters a theory that the spread of agriculture throughout Europe followed migration into the Mediterranean from the Near East more than 13,000 years ago -- thousands of years earlier
Researchers have argued that these mummies don’t actually represent a hoax, according to CNN. The mummies stuffed with smaller objects may have been cheaper alternatives made using items that represented the real animal that was supposed to be inside.
Preliminary studies on hieroglyphs found in newly discovered pyramid ruins in the Dahshour necropolis have revealed a cartouche of the 13th Dynasty King Emny Kamaw, Adel Okasha, director-general of the Dahshour necropolis, told Ahram Online.
Archaeobotany, or the study of archaeological plant remains, has a long history in Egypt, but is still little known, even to mainstream Egyptian archaeologists.
A door and decorative elements stolen from the Sultan Al-Kamel Al-Ayyubi shrine inside Al-Imam Al-Shafie Dome have been recovered
Lawyers have said a Roman Empire-era coffin depicting the 12 labors of Hercules is set to go home to Turkey, ending a legal battle over a prized artifact that had mysteriously turned up in Geneva’s secretive customs-office warehouse years ago.
While crowds throng Angkor Wat, the Banteay Chhmar ruins in north-west Cambodia are even older – and usually shared only with the birds
reports that Susanne Hakenbeck of the University of Cambridge analyzed the bones and teeth of some 200 people, buried in five different cemeteries in the Roman frontier region of Pannonia, in order to find out where they had been born and what sort of lif
New archaeological analysis suggests people of Western Roman Empire switched between Hunnic nomadism and settled farming over a lifetime. Findings may be evidence of tribal encroachment that undermined Roman Empire during 5th century AD, contributing to i
EGYPTOLOGISTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BONN DISCOVERED ROCK ART FROM THE 4TH MILLENNIUM BC DURING AN EXCAVATION AT A NECROPOLIS NEAR ASWAN IN EGYPT.
The mask was among items stolen and illegally smuggled out of the country in 2013
How did the people in ancient times safely observe an eclipse? One might pour water into a bowl and watch the reflection and that is what they did for thousands of years. Until representatives of the Catacomb archeological culture improved the method.
On Wednesday a newly discovered colossus, presumed to depict Ramses II, will be moved from the working-class suburb of Matariya where it was uncovered to the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square.
The eight metre quartzite statue was found near the temple of Ramses II in the temple precinct of ancient Heliopolis in Greater Cairo
The Sultan Al-Kamel Al-Ayyubi shrine located inside Al-Imam Al-Shafie Dome was subject to looting today when thieves got inside the shrine after cutting barbed wire that covered its window.
Archaeologists face race against time to save artefacts uncovered in crumbling labyrinths beneath the war-torn city
The discoveries shed further light on what the eighteenth dynasty pharaoh's temple would have looked like
BEIJING, CHINA—Live Sciencereports that a new technique could help scientists predict when buildings at Angkor and other UNESCO World Heritage sites are susceptible to collapse and even prevent small shifts in the structures that can cause damage. Fulong
RESEARCHERS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER HAVE COMPLETED THE VERY FIRST BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF ANCIENT TERRACOTTA FIGURINES FOUND IN GHANA, WHICH WERE CREATED BY AN UNKNOWN CIVILISATION AND HAVE BECOME ICONIC REPRESENTATIONS OF PREHISTORIC AFRICAN ART
Kneeling archer (221-206 BC), earthenware, excavated in 2001 from the tomb complex of Emperor Qin Shihuang. Courtesy of Qin Shihuang Mausoleum MuseumAge of Empires: Chinese Art of the Qin and Han DynastiesMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York3 April-16 Jul
After two days of violations, the Dahshour necropolis, where the both pyramids of King Senefru are located, has been restored to its former state.
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
These 240-gallon clay karases, crucial to the early development of winemaking, once held enormous value
BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS ARE USING NEW ARCHAEOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES AND TECHNOLOGIES TO LEARN MORE ABOUT AN ICONIC ISLAMIC PALACE IN SOUTHERN SPAIN.
Archaeologists are excavating site in the city center of Leicester, England. They have uncovered the largest Roman mosaic pavement found in Leicester in last 30 years, with a possible shrine at the center of the site. These findings provide a glimpse into
A mortar pit with children's footprints still preserved was also uncovered at the site
On a small island in Kuwait, archaeologists have discovered a jewellery workshop containing 3,500 year old semiprecious stones.
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.
A Swedish archaeological team working in Egypt has reported the discovery of 12 new tombs, and their finds include a plethora of human remains, numerous sheep or goats with puncture marks in the skulls, a cat, and even two headless crocodiles.
On the territory of the Egyptian necropolis of qubbet El-Hawa discovered ancient wall. The Director of the Department of antiquities archaeological areas of Aswan and Nubia Nasr Salama called the discovery “staggering”.
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
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
New excavations are underway to investigate the use of the palace Khirbat Al-Minya following the severe earthquake of 749 AD. New findings show that the building lost its palatial function as a result of the earthquake and was subsequently only used by cr
New excavations are underway to investigate the use of the palace Khirbat Al-Minya following the severe earthquake of 749 AD. New findings show that the building lost its palatial function as a result of the earthquake and was subsequently only used by cr
A rare discovery of four gold rings in the tomb of a wealthy Bronze Age warrior undisturbed for 3,500 years prompts a new consideration of Greek history, report archaeologists.
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.
After several years of work, and having consulted our members in order to learn about their needs (see e-news No. 91, June 2013), the ICOMOS Documentation Centre is proud to present its latest tool: the ICOMOS collaborative photobank.
The Great Isaiah ScrollCredit: The Israel Museum, JerusalumThe Great Isaiah Scroll is one of the original seven Dead Sea Scrolls discovered in Qumran in 1947. It is the best preserved of the scrolls, and is nearly complete.The Great Isaiah Scroll, Transla
In a significant archaeological achievement, an ancient Hebrew scroll that was burned in a fire in the distant past and was seemingly impenetrable has finally become readable— and scientists have discovered that it contains verses from the book of Levitic
Dozens of Israeli children participating in an archaeological project aimed to educate them about their past have uncovered buildings used by fishermen along the Mediterranean coast as much as half a millennium ago.Archaeologists with the Israel Antiquiti
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
A frayed and ancient textile fragment discovered in Peru represents the oldest piece of indigo-dyed fabric known, according to an anthropologist from George Washington University.One of the oldest pieces of cotton textile in existence, the fabric is 6,200
First and foremost, let me express my gratitude to the Prime Minister of Turkey for this important message. And to express on behalf of UNESCO and in my own name, my deepest sympathy and condolences after the horrendous terrorist attack against the people
The UNWTO Silk Road Programme is a collaborative initiative designed to enhance sustainable tourism development along the historic Silk Road route. It aims to maximize the benefits of tourism development for local Silk Road communities, while stimulatin
File image from the Provincial People's Government of Gansu96 Cultural Heritages and Sites wereinscribedon the Protection list on Provincial-Levelof Gansu, China. The 8thbatchconsists of 6 catagories, which are Sites, Tombs, Architectures, Grottoes/Stone