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Source: Xinhua Published: February 14, 2014 11:07
Some 90 percent of the 11th century archaeological site of Gao Saneye in northern Mali was pillaged by Islamic extremists during their seizure of the region in 2012, United Nations cultural officials reported Thursday.
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Source: Xinhua Published: February 12, 2014 21:13
Research jointly conducted by Chinese and American scientists has found that a volcanic eruption in the Cretaceous Era may have caused the mass death of dinosaurs in northeast China.
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Source: Xinhua Published: February 11, 2014 19:34
Remains of a 4,200 square meter building on a hilltop in northwest China's Shaanxi Province are the largest Shang Dynasty(1600 BC - 1046 BC) ritual site on the Loess Plateau.
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Source: Xinhua Published: February 10, 2014 10:18
Researchers in Israel have unearthed the world's most ancient bonfire, dating back 300,000 years ago, as well as the oldest remains of cooked meat to have been discovered until now.
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Source: Xinhua Published: February 06, 2014 09:37
An official of the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Wednesday said the ongoing civil war in Syria "has hit cultural heritage in all its forms at an unprecedented level."
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Source: Xinhua Published: January 31, 2014 09:38
A 4,000-year-old clay tablet from ancient Mesopotamia revealing details of the ark before Noah was on Thursday displayed at the British Museum in London.
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Source: Xinhua Published: January 26, 2014 14:42
Israeli archaeologists excavate 1,500-year-old floor mosaics in a newly-discovered basilica in Moshav Aluma, southern Israel, on Jan. 22, 2014. Israeli archaeologists unearthed one of the biggest basilica, which is a 1,500-year-old church dating back to the Byzantine era in the south of the country,...
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Source: Xinhua Published: January 22, 2014 13:55
New Zealand scientists said Wednesday have identified a previously unknown type of fossil dolphin that could be the ancestor of modern dolphins and toothed whales.
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Source: Xinhua Published: January 14, 2014 11:41
An analysis of the well- preserved pelves and a partial pelvic fin from Tiktaalik roseae, a 375 million-year-old transitional species between fish and the first legged animals, reveals that the evolution of hind legs actually began as enhanced hind fins, U.S. researchers said Monday.
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Source: Xinhua Published: January 05, 2014 09:21
Chinese archaeologists have completed the excavation of a tomb in suburban Beijing that belonged to a high-ranking official during the late Tang Dynasty (618 - 907).
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Source: Globaltimes.cn Published: December 19, 2013 16:27
A 13,000-square-meter site at the mausoleum of China's first feudal emperor, which is predicted by archeologists to be a huge underground arsenal, is now under preliminary excavation.
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Source: Global Times Published: December 18, 2013 23:57
A 13,000-square-meter site at the mausoleum of China’s first feudal emperor, which is predicted by archeologists to be a huge underground arsenal, is now under preliminary excavation.
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Source: Xinhua Published: December 17, 2013 08:18
Neanderthals, forerunners to modern humans, may bury their dead intentionally in an ancient funerary practice, an international team of archaeologists said Monday after a 13-year study of remains discovered in southwestern France.
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Source: China News Service Published: December 15, 2013 21:08
The once-tilted Wanshou Temple Tower from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province has been nearly returned to its upright position, after three months of restoration efforts, said Xi’an Cultural Heritage Bureau.
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Source: Xinhua Published: December 10, 2013 16:15
Archaeologists have excavated a dragon kiln over 1,200 years old in Jingdezhen, once the center of China's ceramics industry, in the eastern province of Jiangxi.
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Source: CFP Published: December 10, 2013 00:48
Visitors take notes and photographs on Monday at the site of the recent discovery of the longest Tang Dynasty (618-907) “dragon kiln,” at 78.8 meters, in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province, famous for its porcelain.
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Source: Xinhua Published: December 08, 2013 13:57
Archaeologists in North China's Shanxi Province have discovered a 1,400-year-old temple where a collection of statues of the Buddha were once stored.
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Source: Xinhua Published: December 05, 2013 15:19
More than 300 national and international archeologists and cultural experts gathered here on Thursday to exchange views and design a new-decade action plan on the protection and preservation of the Angkor Wat Temple, a World Heritage site.
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Source: Xinhua Published: December 04, 2013 23:40
Archaeologists said a Neolithic Chinese city was excavated on Wednesday in East China's Anhui Province.
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Source: Xinhua Published: December 04, 2013 12:49
Remains of a building from the Hasmonean period are seen in archaeological excavations in the City of David, Jerusalem, on Dec. 3, 2013. In recent months, remains of an impressive building from the Hasmonean period (second century BC) were unearthed in excavations the Israel Antiquities Authority wa...
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