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• The Exhibition of “The Silk Road Yutian——Blending of Culture and Art” Opens on September 18th

“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

• 2016 The Silk Road "Kunlun River Source Route" Comprehensive Science Expedition Seminar held in Urumqi

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.

• Xi'an World Cultural Heritage Monitoring and Management Training Course held by Xi'an Municipal Bureau of Cultural Relics

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

• Half for West Lake and Half for Silk

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

• Remains of Ancient Roman Oven Unearthed in Scotland

An ancient Roman oven has sat undisturbed for the past 2,000 years in Scotland, and curiously, it looks as though it's never been used, according to a new report.Roman ovens — which are composed of two interconnecting pits in the ground that together rese

• Archaeologists unearth fisherman's house in Israel

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

• Archaeologists dig Afghanistan, map its cultural heritage

For archaeologists Afghanistan, rich in ancient treasures and once a key stop on the legendary silk road, is an "open-air museum", albeit one ravaged by war and plagued by looters.

• Is this the world's oldest fishhook? 23,000-year-old angler's tool discovered on tiny Japanese island

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

• Human skeleton discovered at Antikythera shipwreck after more than 2,000 years at the bottom of the sea

Human skull, including jaw and teeth, and bone from arms, legs, ribs found This is the first skeleton found at shipwreck during era of DNA analysis Researchers may soon be able to identify ethnicity and origin of the victim

• Research shows first time metal was used in wooden ships built by ancient Egyptians

Egyptian archaeologist Mohamed Anwar works on parts of the second solar boat of Pharaoh Khufu on Aug 31, 2016 at the restoration laboratory, located behind the Great Pyramid of Cheops, on the southern outskirts of the capital Cairo. (AA Photo)A piece of w

• 2,300-year-old Hellenistic-era sepulcher unearthed in northern Turkey

A 2,300-year-old Hellenistic-era burial chamber has been unearthed at a construction site in the northern province of Samsun's Canikli district.The sepulcher was discovered during a landscaping and excavations conducted by the Canik Municipality and the S

• Rare set of ancient dinnerware found in southwestern Turkey

DHA PhotoTurkish archeologists have discovered a rare set of submerged ancient plates off the coast of Adrasan village, southwestern Antalya province. The discovery follows work initiated by Antalya Museum Director Mustafa Demirel and academics from Dokuz

• Restoration of 2,200-year-old ancient Laodicea theater in Turkey to be completed in 3 years

AA PhotoThe restoration and excavation work of a 2,200-year-old theater located in the ancient city of Laodicea in Turkey's southwestern Denizli province is expected to be completed within three years, an archeologist leading the restoration works said on

• Goddess Alert: Marble Statues of Aphrodite Unearthed at Petra

Marble statues of Aphrodite/Venus found at Petra in Jordan date to the second century.Credit: Tom ParkerTwo marble statues representing Aphrodite/Venus, the Greco-Roman goddess of love, were found recently at Petra, an ancient desert city in Jordan.The st

• Swedes uncover rich Cypriot graves

Here are gold necklaces, pearls and earrings as well as several hundred handsome ceramic vessels from the Bronze Age. The discovery testifies to a city which traded with much of its contemporary world.

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