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.
A third structure has been found within the famous Kukulkan pyramid in eastern Mexico, experts say.Researchers used 3D imaging to illustrate their findThe 10m (33t) tall pyramid was found within two other structures that comprise the 30m pyramid at the Ma
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.
A ceramic vessel bearing the sculpture of a pensive-looking figure has been found in the Israeli city of Yehud.
Maijishan in Snow. Credit: Li Tianming
The Indiana Jones of low Earth orbit harnesses 21st-century technology to uncover long-buried treasures
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.
The Ruins of Kočo: Traces of Wooden Architecture from the Ancient Silk Road
The first established city-state in Anatolia, Melid, continues to shed light on ancient Anatolian history with its adobe palace, ancient relics, including swords and spears, and a temple erected 5,500 years ago.
The first established city-state in Anatolia, Melid, continues to shed light on ancient Anatolian history with its adobe palace, ancient relics, including swords and spears, and a temple erected 5,500 years ago.
Over 300 years old, the 'jetons' - used in lieu of coins or for counting - were found along with artifacts hoarded by the Northern Selkups.
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
Medieval archer's 'unique quiver' and arrows with iron tips found in hole in a cliff, along with his wooden sarcophagus.
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.
People living 3,400 years ago in Southwest China's Yunnan province ate snails and lived in different houses in winter and summer, latest findings from a historical site showed.The site in Xingyi village of Yuxi city was discovered in July 2015 during cons
A jug unearthed at the oldest shipwreck in the central Mediterranean could prove that the Maltese islands were an integral part of the Phoenician trade network.
The moat of a 2,000-year-old city has been excavated in north China's Hebei Province.
Is this one of the world's oldest maps?
A set of broken stones covered with etchings of lines and squares, discovered at a 5,000-year-old sacred site in Denmark, may be some of humankind’s earliest maps, according to archaeologists.
An unobscured view of the limestone bedrock of the tomb said to belong to Jesus Christ.Credit: ODED BALILTY / NATIONAL GEOGRAPHICNew images from a conservation project in Jerusalem reveal the original limestone bed where the body of Jesus Christ is said t
Beads made from ostrich eggs buried in the Siberian cave around 2,000 generations ago reveal amazing artistic (and drilling) skills of our long-ago ancestors.
新疆交河故城环境监测和预警系统项目顺利通过初验 Project of Environmental Monitoring and Early Warning System of Jiaohe Ancient City, Xinjiang Province Passes Preliminary Acceptance 翻译：刘杰文 2016年10月14日，吐鲁番市文物局组织相关单位和专家组成验收小组，对交河故城遗址文物本体及环境监测预警系统进行了竣工验收。依照项目验收程序和要求，验收小组对整个项目的设备安装、
More than 130 experts from around China and abroad gathered in the central province of Hunan, focusing on the centuries-old Chinese Tusi chieftain system and culture.
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.
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
Find-of-the-year by Novosibirsk archeologists is a toy that entertained prehistoric babies.
2,400 year old Ust-Taseyevsky idol 'underwent racial realignment early in Middle Ages', losing his European looks.
India stakes claim to Silk Road legacy through rare Beijing exhibit
About 30 pieces of Scythian gold have been found in a kurhan (burial mound) in Bilsk, Kotelevsky District, Poltava Oblast.
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
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
Remain of Buddha’s Feet was Discovered at Subashi Buddhist Temple Ruins A piece of Buddha’s feet was discovered in the north part of the West Subashi Temple’s main hall, where Professor Wanli Ran from the School of Cultural Relics at the Northwest Unive
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 Cultural Relics Institute of Hebei Province together with Jingxing County Cultural Heritage Bureau conducted comprehensive investigation to Jingxing kiln site, gaining a lot.
DNA extracted from roughly 3,000-year-old skull found on the island of Vanuatu (shown here) reveals that the first people to settle Polynesia came from Taiwan or northern Philippines. The skull was found inside a vessel made by the Lapita, the ancient cul
Archaeologists are mapping the location of sling bullets on an ancient battlefield to learn more about an assault by the Roman army on native defenders at a hill fort in Scotland more than 1,800 years ago.
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.
An ancient Mayan document long thought to be a forgery was recently found to be genuine. The text, known as the Grolier Codex, was analyzed by researchers from Yale, Brown, and the University of California, Riverside, and, according to their results, is t
A bloody assault by Roman legions on a hill fort in Scotland around 1,800 years ago is being pieced together using the remains of Roman missile weapons that were used in the attack.
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
In 1950, a collection of 29 tablets was discovered in the ruins of Ugarit, an ancient city in the northern region of present-day Syria, but only one had survived the intervening centuries well enough to be deciphered.
Skulls of ancient adult and child pair placed near kneecaps of grown-up, in bizarre burial puzzling archeologists.
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
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
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
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”.
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 team of North Carolina-based researchers helped unearth more clues this summer about the ancient Nabatean city of Petra in Jordan.
Recently, the team of comprehensive scientific investigation carried out a field trip for a 2500-year- old Zoroastrianism site in Taxkorgan.
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.
