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• Neolithic figurine, over 7,000 years old, unearthed at Turkey’s Çatalhöyük

Archaeologists at Turkey's neolithic site of Çatalhöyük in central Anatolia have unearthed a "unique" complete female figurine, The Ministry of Culture and Tourism said on Tuesday.

• Rare Roman gold coin found in Jerusalem at Mt. Zion archaeological dig

The discovery of a rare gold coin bearing the image of the Roman Emperor Nero at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte's archaeological excavations on Mount Zion in Jerusalem, has just been announced by the archaeologists in charge of the project,

• Ancient mythological statues unearthed in Jordan

A team of North Carolina-based researchers helped unearth more clues this summer about the ancient Nabatean city of Petra in Jordan.

• Beijing museum displays Yuan Dynasty's rich past

The year 2016 marks the 740th anniversary of the founding of Dadu, the capital city of the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368), and the 35th anniversary of the founding of the Capital Museum in Beijing. A special exhibition was unveiled recently at the Capital Museu

• 13th century Maya codex, long shrouded in controversy, proves genuine

The Grolier Codex, an ancient document that is among the rarest books in the world, has been regarded with skepticism since it was reportedly unearthed by looters from a cave in Chiapas, Mexico, in the 1960s.

• Evidence of child sacrifice found at centuries-old burial site in Peru

Archaeologists say they have found a group of more than 13 graves dating back to the 15th and 16th centuries around the ruins of an ancient temple on Peru's northern coast, including the remains of two footless children who may have been sacrificed as an

• Horsehead-shaped relic a hit on the internet

搜索复制A horsehead-shaped statue is on display after having undergone repairs in Sanxingdui Museum in Guanghan city, Southwest China's Sichuan province. The site of Sanxingdui is recognized as one of the most important ancient remains in the world for its va

• Ancient theater of Delos island reopens after 2,100 years to stage play on refugee crisis

The ancient theater of Delos island came alive this weekend for the first time after 2,100 years to host a play, based on ancient Greek tragedies, that aims to raise awareness about the ongoing drama of refugees who cross the Aegean Sea.

• Exhibition 'Forbidden City, Imperial China' held in Chile

Visitors experience interactive stands at the exhibition "Forbidden City, Imperial China", in La Moneda Cultural Centre, in Santiago, capital of Chile, on Sept 2, 2016.

• Huge bronze sculpture groups stand out in Genghis Khan Square in Ordos

A bronze sculpture group named "Proud Son of Heaven" by sculptor He E, which tells the story about the birth of Genghis Khan, is placed at Genghis Khan Square in Kangbashi's newly developed area in Ordos, a city of North China's Inner Mongolia a

• Ancient tombs discovered in Nanchang

Seven ancient tombs dating back 1,600 years have been discovered ineastern China's Nanchang city, capital of Jiangxi province, according toNanchang Museum.

• Across the Eurasian: Meeting Minutes of the International Symposium on the Bronze Age of the Area from the Mount Tianshan to the Altai Mountains

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

• Prehistoric art washed away by flooding

Continuous rainstorm-triggered floods have caused substantial damage to prehistoric cliff paintings at Helan Mountain in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.Some of the paintings have been damaged by mud and silt while others have peeled off o

• The Earliest Kiln Site of Proto-Porcelain found in Quanzhou, Fujian Province

The Quanzhou Kiln site of proto-porcelain included Kuzhaikeng kiln and Liaotianjianshan kiln, while the distance between them was 200 meters.The kiln site was found in the early 2007, which was considered as remains of kiln furnace and conducted archaeolo

• Ancient tombs and kilns discovered in Anhui

搜索复制Ancient tombs and folk kilns have been discovered in Nanqiao district, Chuzhou city, Anhui province. More than 50 pieces of funerary objects from the Eastern Han (AD 25-220) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties were unearthed. Among them was a tile carved e

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