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• An Ancient Cemetery Found in Xinglong Village, Zaoyang City, Hubei Province

From June to September, 2016, Wuhan Municipal Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology conducted an archaeological exploration and excavation to the cemetery in Xinglong village, Zaoyang city, Hubei province; found out 10 small and medium-sized tombs,

• In Pictures: Exhibition tells story of legendary Shang Dynasty queen

An exhibition of more than 700 pieces or sets of jade unearthed from the Fu Hao tomb has opened at the Guangdong Museum in Guangzhou.

• In pictures: Relics of Dongxi kiln in Nanjing County of SE China's Fujian

Local cultural authorities had unearthed 1,483 square meters of historic ruins here since April of 2015. According to China's Maritime Silk Road history, the Dongxi kiln played an important role in the exportation of porcelain during the Ming (1368-1644)

• Egypt receives over 300 smuggled artefacts from Jordan

The artefacts, which include stone statues and ancient coins, will be sent to the Egyptian Museum's depot for renovation

• Bicycle and walking route opens in Soli

A bicycle and walking route has been opened in one of the most important harbor cities of the Roman era, Soli Pompeiopolis, located in the southern province of Mersin’s Mezitli district.

• Excavations end at ancient Magarsus

Archaeological excavations in the ancient city of Magarsus, located in the southern province of Adana’s Karataş district, have temporarily ended. Works are expected to resume next season in Magarsus’ theater’s orchestra and stadium sections.

• In ancient Greece hangover treated spells

The inhabitants of Ancient Greece differed little from our compatriots in regard to drinking. But they knew a lot of recipes on how to avoid a hangover. Scientists working on the study of ancient papyri, found a document in which the magical ways of curin

• Report: Prehistoric silk found in Henan

Scientists have found evidence of silk dating back 8,500 years after testing soil samples from a Neolithic site in Henan province.

• Ancient theater, stadium in Adana nearly unearthed

The excavations in the ancient city of Magarsus in Adana will focus on unearthing the ancient theater's orchestra and stadium sections next season.

• Seljuk sultan's tomb project stopped after German archaeologists caught smuggling artifacts

The project to find the tomb of Seljuk Sultan Alp Arslan, carried out under the sponsorship of the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) in Turkmenistan has been paused after it was discovered that German archaeology team participating i

• Rescue excavation underway for Nanning's Zhenjiang Building ruins

The Zhenjiang Building ruins at Sanjiangkou in Nanning is in rescue excavation mode now and so far over 300 square meters have been unearthed.

• China's major archaeological discoveries in 2016

The year 2016 is coming to an end, and this year witnessed several major archaeological discoveries that impressed us. We have selected the 10 most important archaeological discoveries for you.

• Ancestors of Genghis Khan could be Europeans

The ancestors of the legendary Mongol conqueror could be Europeans — say the scientists, who carried out the genetic analysis was found in 2004 of the remains of relatives of Genghis Khan.

• New ancient tombs discovered in Egypt

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”.

• The mystery of “Shymkent disks”

It’s been more than three years, but the fact that these artifacts in the world has not yet been found. While they are unique, scientists say.

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