Recently, the "Xinjiang Archaeological Work Report Meeting 2024", hosted by the Department of Culture and Tourism and the Bureau of Cultural Relics of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, and organized by the Institute of Archaeology of the Xin
SWAT: Italian and Pakistani archaeologists have uncovered ruins from three ancient civilisations at Bazira (Barikot) heritage site in Swat. These discoveries, spanning the Indo-Greek, Shahi and Ghaznavid periods, mark a significant milestone for heritage
Archaeologists discover prized artefacts at Swat's Butkara siteSWAT: A joint team of Italian and Pakistani archaeologists, along with students of Pakistani universities, has discovered a treasure trove of ancient artefacts including coins, utensils and sc
By Wang Ru | China Daily | Updated: 2024-06-11 06:43The seven painted clay Buddhist statues, a rare format, at Mahavira Hall, Fengguo Temple in Jinzhou, Liaoning province.Structure sees its growing appeal attracting increasing numbers of visitors, Wang Ru
Professor Xi Huidong points out that besides food, language also traveled along the ancient Silk Road routes. He takes the Shaanxi dialect " kelimacha" as an example.
A multi-disciplinary archaeological survey at the site of Oued Beht, Morocco, has revealed a previously unknown 3400–2900 BC farming society. This is the earliest and largest agricultural complex yet found in Africa beyond the Nile and shares similar feat
The ancient settlement of KhalchayanArchaeological monuments of southern UzbekistanSettlement of KhalchayanThe ancient settlement of Khalchayan is located 10 kilometres from the city of Denov, in the Surkhandarya region of Uzbekistan. This ancient settlem
By Zhao Xu | China Daily | Updated: 2024-10-26 09:14A bronze band showing Phoenicians paying tribute to the Assyrian king Shalmaneser III. In the royal palaces of Assyrian kings, art served one ultimate purpose — to awe. And not a single square inch was s
By Lin Qi | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-10-23 16:28A digital show at Yungang Grottoes offers a time travel to feel the brilliance of the cave art. The current experiences at the Yungang Grottoes, in Datong, Shanxi province, have been enriched by a d
By Yang Xiaoyu | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-10-22 15:15The giant reclining Buddha statue in the Zhangye Dafo Temple in Northwest China’s Gansu province. The Dafo Temple, or Giant Buddha Temple in Zhangye, Northwest China's Gansu province, is renown
By LI CHUNYAN in Paris | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-10-21 08:39A reproduction of the mural Procession of Zhang Yichao from Cave 156 of the Mogao Grottoes is showcased at the China Cultural Center in Paris, France.Artists with a passion for history
By Zhang Kun | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2024-10-11 08:16Exhibition displaying relics and digital reproductions from Dunhuang gives public a better view, Zhang Kun reports.Arguably the most comprehensive and diversified exhibition of Dunhuang art in Shanghai
Xinhua | Updated: 2024-09-04 06:15Strolling and talking last month outside the Mogao Caves in Gansu province, Afghan scholars are among international archaeologists that came to China to exchange ideas. ZHANG RUI/XINHUASitting in a conservation forum in N
By Erik Nilsson | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2024-08-30 08:05Italian archaeologist Marcella Festa (middle) from Northwest University, with her colleagues, Briton Robin Gilbank (second from right) and Xi Huidong (second from left), with two moderators from Chi
By Fang Aiqing and Ma Jingna | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2024-08-27 08:05A tower displaying smiling Buddha faces at the Bayon Temple in the Angkor complex, Cambodia. GU JI-DONG/FOR CHINA DAILYWeather is not the only factor as experts work together to protect
