More recently than you might think.The Blue Mosque in Istanbul. The city was captured by the Ottomans in 1453, but when did its name change from Constantinople?(Image credit: Nikada via Getty Images)Istanbul is a rare place. It's the only city to straddle
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The discovery could have just settled a 2,400-year-old debate
1990年，人类基因组计划启动，2001年，长达30亿碱基对的人类基因组草图绘制完成。这不仅是人类历史上的一项壮举，也是分子生物学领域的一个巨大里程碑。今年是人类全基因组草图发表20周年。值此之际，Science杂志邀请国际上与其相关领域前沿团队撰写在人类基因组计划出现后的重要进展，其中中科院古脊椎所付巧妹研究员受邀领衔关于古DNA领域的发展以及前沿 ...
巴米扬是 1975 年旅行的亮点，这是从喀布尔出入的旅行，这些照片讲述了访问巴米扬和阿米尔邦的故事。Bamiyan was the highlight of the 1975 trip. It was done as a trip out and back from Kabul. The pictures tell the story about the visit to Bamiyan and
世界遗产管理者论坛诞生于2017年，由国际文化财产保护及修复研究中心（ICCROM）和波兰国家遗产局在波兰克拉科夫第41届世界遗产大会前夕联合创办，并与世界遗产中心（WHC），国际古迹遗址理事会（ICOMOS）和国际自然保护联盟（IUCN）密切合作，至今已举办了4届。论坛主要面向遗产地管理者（Site Manager），他们将系统学习世界遗产基础知识，交流和分享经验 ...
Courtyard of the House of the Diadoumenos, Courtesy of the French School of AthensRare photographs of the excavations at theGreek Island of Delosfrom the 19th Century have come to light in a book by French archaeologists.The book “Delos 1873-1913” sheds l
Head of theAncient Greekgod Hermes, discovered under an Athens sidewalk recently. Credit: Greek Ministry of CultureDespite the many and varied challenges of the past year as the nation and the world struggled with the pandemic and all its ramifications, 2
Model of the Temple of Artemis. Credit:Zee/ cs.wikipedia,CC BY-SA 3.0Undoubtedly,Ancient Greecewas a fascinating civilization in the history of mankind; in the modern world there are influences left by the Ancient Greeks everywhere in art, language, archi
Bellerophon and the Chimera By Unknown artist. Credit:Marsyas(2005),CC BY-SA 2.5Greek mythologyis famous for its many fantastical creatures, which feature widely at pivotal moments in Greek myths and epic poems. Creatures are supernatural beings with diff
This grave in France was reopened during the early Middle Ages. Items were removed, and archaeologists are trying to figure out why.(Image credit: éveha-études et valorisations archéologiques Antiquity Publications Ltd.)People living across Europe around
(Image credit: Charlene Collins via Getty Images)The iconic green and red watermelon is a sweet, refreshing summer staple. But it wasn't always so sugary or vibrantly colored. So what didwatermelonsoriginally taste and look like, and from where did they o
Many of the coins featured military imagery.
The remains of part of the West Bank building are seen here. It was likely used as a reception area for local council members before they ascended to the Temple Mount.(Image credit: Photo courtesy Israel Antiquities Authority)Inside the tunnels beneath th
Iron fetters around the skeleton's ankles were secured in the center with a padlock.
Mystery how the bronze dancer, his arms raised in an ecstatic trance, reached modern-day Novosibirsk region.
“吉祥圣域”——藏传佛教绘画与造像艺术展于今年4月26日开幕，将首都博物馆收藏的26件造像与清华大学艺术博物馆收藏的38件唐卡并置展出，呈现唐卡与造像艺术之美。由于疫情的关系，起初展览不对外开放，只做线上展示，随着疫情的平稳好转，清华大学艺术博物馆目前开始对外开放，PITAKA桑自然不会错过这样的好机会，决定带领学员去看展，作为PITAKA唐卡艺
“吉祥圣域”——藏传佛教绘画与造像艺术展于今年4月26日开幕，将首都博物馆收藏的26件造像与清华大学艺术博物馆收藏的38件唐卡并置展出，呈现唐卡与造像艺术之美。由于疫情的关系，起初展览不对外开放，只做线上展示，随着疫情的平稳好转，清华大学艺术博物馆目前开始对外开放，PITAKA桑自然不会错过这样的好机会，决定带领学员去看展，作为PITAKA唐卡艺
“吉祥圣域”——藏传佛教绘画与造像艺术展于今年4月26日开幕，将首都博物馆收藏的26件造像与清华大学艺术博物馆收藏的38件唐卡并置展出，呈现唐卡与造像艺术之美。由于疫情的关系，起初展览不对外开放，只做线上展示，随着疫情的平稳好转，清华大学艺术博物馆目前开始对外开放，PITAKA桑自然不会错过这样的好机会，决定带领学员去看展，作为PITAKA唐卡艺
欢迎订阅『PITAKA 文化艺术』收藏智慧，分享美好要说PITAKA桑在十一月份最期待的展览，应该非西藏文化博物馆的“元代夏鲁寺汉藏艺术展”莫属。从2006年得到《西藏夏鲁寺建筑及壁画艺术》一书，开始了解夏鲁寺的艺术，到深深地热爱，跟随老师学习夏鲁寺壁画的造像量度，到实地考察，组织艺术研学，与夏鲁寺也结下深厚的情感。而有机会能在北京看到夏鲁寺的 ...
上一篇「元代夏鲁寺汉藏艺术展——历史人物篇」以三个人物为主线，介绍了夏鲁寺的初建、扩建、介氏家族与元代帝师昆氏家族联姻所奠定的夏鲁寺发展的政治经济背景、民族文化融合基础，以及作为夏鲁寺第十一任堪布的布顿·仁钦珠大师，极大发展了夏鲁寺的宗教、文化、艺术，使夏鲁寺一度成为后藏年楚河流域的宗教文化中心。回顾上一期请点击下面文字或图片链 ...
前面两篇文章的分享，PITAKA桑分别介绍了「元代夏鲁寺汉藏艺术展」的前两个单元，大家也随着文章所展示的内容，对夏鲁寺的历史人物与汉藏合璧的建筑风格有了比较全面的了解。都说留在最后的才是最好的，今天就和大家分享展览的最后一部分——夏鲁寺的壁画艺术。了解PITAKA人都知道PITAKA西藏研学中的重要课程就是实地观摩夏鲁寺的壁画，来学习研究14世纪
Scientists may have finally made a complete digital model for the Cosmos panel of a 2,000-year-old mechanical device called theAntikythera mechanismthat's believed to be the world's first computer.First discovered in a Roman-era shipwreck by Greek sponge
1. Новые копёнские находки.^Через посредников ко мне попали фотографии вещей из частного собрания в Абакане — бронзовой бляшки от декоративного седельного набора, исполненной в ви ...
The art of the region of Central-Asia is known for those who are interested in the ethnography and archaeology of the ancient Central-Asia. Its ancient history was very much investigated in the last c
笈多王朝（Gupta Dynasty，约320年～约540年）是中世纪统一印度的第一个封建王朝。疆域包括印度北部、中部及西部部分地区。首都为华氏城（今巴特那）。公元4世纪初，北印度小国林立，旃陀罗笈多一世据华氏城建立笈多王朝。沙摩陀罗笈多采取武力征服政策，统一了北印度。此外，海陆并进南下征服奥里萨、德干高原东部。旃陀罗笈多二世（超日王）时期北印度尽 ...
保罗·欧仁·佩利奥（法语：Paul Eugène Pelliot，1878年5月28日－1945年10月26日），汉名伯希和，字履中，法国语言学家、汉学家、探险家。1908年前往中国敦煌石窟探险，购买了大批敦煌文物运往法国，今藏法国国家图书馆老馆。伯希和精通多国语言：英语、德语、俄语、汉语、波斯语、藏语、阿拉伯语、越南语、蒙古语、土耳其语、吐火罗语等。《敦煌石窟 Le ...
保罗·欧仁·佩利奥（法语：Paul Eugène Pelliot，1878年5月28日－1945年10月26日），汉名伯希和，字履中，法国语言学家、汉学家、探险家。1908年前往中国敦煌石窟探险，购买了大批敦煌文物运往法国，今藏法国国家图书馆老馆。伯希和精通多国语言：英语、德语、俄语、汉语、波斯语、藏语、阿拉伯语、越南语、蒙古语、土耳其语、吐火罗语等。《敦煌石窟 Le ...
哈达佛寺遗址位于阿富汗东南部的贾拉拉巴德。年代为公元2～8世纪。 中国古代僧人法显、道荣、宋云、玄奘曾访问此地。玄奘在《大唐西域记》中所记的那揭罗曷国醯罗城即此。 20世纪20年代发掘。经发掘的遗迹包括7个佛寺,其中大多数是塔院，僧院很少。塔院布局与犍陀罗佛寺相似，即在略成正方形的寺院中
It was the 'Lamborghini' of its day.
奥雷尔·斯坦因（1862-1943）斯坦因出生于布达佩斯，他在大学学习梵文和比较语言学，随后完成了旧伊朗和印度学的博士学位。他在英国继续其博士后研究，并在匈牙利的义务兵役期间接受了地理和测绘方面的培训。1887年，斯坦因前往印度，担任拉合尔东方学院校长和旁遮普大学教务长一职。从克什米尔的基地出发，他与一小批雇用人员一起进行了四次远征中国西北 ...
奥雷尔·斯坦因（1862-1943）斯坦因出生于布达佩斯，他在大学学习梵文和比较语言学，随后完成了旧伊朗和印度学的博士学位。他在英国继续其博士后研究，并在匈牙利的义务兵役期间接受了地理和测绘方面的培训。1887年，斯坦因前往印度，担任拉合尔东方学院校长和旁遮普大学教务长一职。从克什米尔的基地出发，他与一小批雇用人员一起进行了四次远征中国西北 ...
（序文摘文） 在这本回忆录的前言中，我努力简要地说明了指引我三次中亚之旅的目标和方法，以及指引我制作包含最终制图记录的地图的方法。我只需要感激地感谢我的多方面的激情与责任义务，因为只有这些有效的帮助，才使与我的探索有关的地形任务成为可能。 IN the introduetory remarks prefixed to this Memoir I have endeavoured to indi
（序文摘文）我有幸在中国西域和亚洲最内层的邻近地区进行了考古和地理探索，本书旨在简要介绍这些探索。在那些鲜为人知的地区艰苦旅行的岁月，难以接近，也难以看清它们的面貌，这是我一生中最快乐的记忆之一。但是，我在中亚的三次旅行都取得了丰富的科学成果，而这就需要几年的时间和精力才能完成。通过出版关于前两次旅行的个人叙述和关于这三次旅行的 ...
Two headless statues discovered at an ancient Greek burial site depict a dead woman in a seated position and possibly her servant.(Image credit: Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports)Headless statues of a dead woman and her servant have been found in an an
Iranian whirling girl, Iranian whirling girl… At the sound of the string and drums, she raises her arms, Like swirling snowflakes tossed about, she turns in her twirling dance. Whirling to the left, turning to the right, she never feels exhausted, A thous
The chemical composition of glass beads and their morphological characteristics can reveal where they come from. Archaeologists analyzed glass beads found at rural sites in Mali and Senegal from between the 7th and 13th centuries AD. The scientists demons
The discovery of dozens of new Roman Army sites thanks to remote sensing technology has revealed more about one of the empire's most infamous conflicts.
Changes in Western European burial practices spread rapidly during the 6th - 8th centuries AD, providing strong evidence that early Medieval Europe was a well-connected place with a shared culture.
The Greek goddess of love and fertility had a popular cult at the time.
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Archaeologists unearthed amazing swords, daggers and other weaponry this year.
A Pyxis, or circular box for containing makeup, 470-460 BC. Attica. The vessel shows the marriage of Thetis and Peleus. Credit: Wikimedia CommonsIn the modern world of today we are privileged to take for granted that the ingredients in our cosmetics are s
File photoBy analyzing sediment cores taken from six sites in southern Greece, an international team of researchers identified trends in cereal, olive, and grapevine production indicating major changes in agricultural production between 1000 BC and 600 AD
The lead scroll with Ancient Greek writing, found in an amulet belonging to the Greek man Demetrios, 160 AD. Credit: Museum of LondonAlthough most of us may feel a bit sorry for ourselves in 2020, having to deal with lockdowns and other strict measures to
The ancient fortification of Antissa on the Greek island of Lesvos. Credit: Ephorate of Antiquities of LesvosThree buildings that are of particular interest to archaeologists were brought to light recently in the ongoing excavation in the castle of Agioi
Archaeologists have reconstructed the ancient seasonal migration routes of Bronze Age herders in Xinjiang, north-western China. Their research was the result of innovative methodology. To determine snow cover and vegetation cycles, crucial to the survival
The chemical composition of glass beads and their morphological characteristics can reveal where they come from. Archaeologists analyzed glass beads found at rural sites in Mali and Senegal from between the 7th and 13th centuries AD. The scientists demons
Who says it did?
At its peak, the British Empire ruled a quarter of the world's surface and population, but it still isn't history's biggest empire.(Image: © Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)According to Guinness World Records, wh
The cast-bronze hilt and pommel of the sword are intricately decorated with engravings of circles and rows of crescent-shaped marks.(Image: © Silesian Museum, Czech Republic)A man searching for mushrooms in a forest in the Czech Republic found mu
Over 150 years after the first Pompeii victims were found, two more have been discovered.
长江流域的原始艺术（下）邵学海本文刊登于《长江文化论丛》第一辑良渚文化的玉器 新石器时代，我国制玉、用玉特别发达的地区，大致沿东南海岸线分布。北端有辽西及内蒙古东部的红山文化，中部有太湖流域的良渚文化，南有台湾卑南遗址等。也有学者认为，史前玉文化中心只有两个，一个红山文化，一个良渚文化。同时认为，“从影响面及影响的深远意义来看 ...
Image source:Dreamstime.comBronze Age pastoralists in what is now southern Russia apparently covered shorter distances than previously thought. It is believed that the Indo-European languages may have originated from this region, and these findings raise
Archaeologists found two Stone Age skulls in Dehesilla Cave on the Iberian peninsula. One of the skulls (front) showed signs of a type of brain surgery called trepanation.(Image: © University of Seville)A Stone Age skull found in a Spanish cave b
The brain cells turned to glass after being exposed to an avalanche of hot ash.
Turkey’sCulture and Tourism Ministryhas finally managed to retrieve the nearly 1800-year-old Lydian temple stele, which it had been chasing for 23 years fromItaly.“The stele will be delivered to our embassy in Rome on Sept. 19 and will be brought back to
Nemrut is a mountain in the Taurus Mountain range that separates the Mediterranean coastal region from the central Anatolian Plateau in southern Turkey.
Credit: AMNASections of the archaeological site of Mycenae,the bronze age kingdom of Agamemnon, were damaged by a wildfire on Sunday.Visitors and staff at the archaeological site were earlier evacuated as a precaution.In an announcement the Ministry of Cu
9,000 years ago, a young adult was cremated in a pit of flowers.The Beisamoun pyre fields, where the cremated burial was discovered, during the crepuscular hours.(Image: © © Mission Beisamoun)The oldest known person to be intentionally c
The Nebra Sky Disk of bronze decorated with gold is one of Germany's most famous archaeological artifacts. But a new study suggests it dates to the Iron Age, at least 1,000 years later than scientists had thought.(Image: © Anagoria/CC BY 3.0)One
自2020年7月以来延续至今的暴雨，及其引发的山洪、内涝等如今已导致我国南方数个省市、近千万名群众受灾。历次洪灾的肆虐都会导致农田被淹没、房屋被毁坏、人的生命安全受到威胁；而今年，一则“500余处不可移动文物因洪灾受损”的新闻报道让人们的关注点又扩展到了文化遗产的领域。据七月中旬的统计，江西、安徽、湖南、四川、广西、湖北、重庆、广东、福 ...
