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BEIJING: Several of China's breakthrough discoveries in archaeology last year shared the spotlight on Wednesday (Feb 19) at a forum in Beijing organised by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences' Institute of Archaeology, as the institute released its annual list of the top six new archaeological discoverie
JERUSALEM, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Israeli archaeologists have uncovered a pyramid-shaped structure near the Dead Sea that dates back around 2,200 years, according to a statement issued by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) on Tuesday.
A fire engulfed a two-storey building of over 100 years at a monastery in Myanmar's archaeological site Bagan, located in central Myanmar's Mandalay region, on Statuary night, an official from the fire service department told Xinhua on Sunday.
BEIRUT, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- The 14-month-long Hezbollah-Israel conflict has caused extensive destruction to numerous landmarks and archaeological sites in eastern and southern Lebanon, local officials have said, calling for funding and efforts for their protection and restoration.
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Cambodia's Koh Ker archaeological site on Sunday was inscribed on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage List
YANGON, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar is working on restoring old lakes from ancient times in the famous archaeological site called Bagan in Mandalay Region, the official state television channel MRTV reported on Monday.
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Egypt is implementing a plan to transform its museums and archaeological sites into green sites that rely on solar energy as a sustainable alternative, an Egyptian official told Xinhua at the ongoing UN climate change conference.
The Koh Ker archaeological site was inscribed on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) World Heritage List, bringing the country’s tangible cultural properties on the list to four, said a government statement.
PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network): In a significant move for the kingdom’s heritage, pertinent authorities under the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts have identified and demarcated 55 archaeological sites in Kampong Cham province.
Archeologists have unearthed a centuries-old sandstone door guardian statue (Dvarapala) at the Banteay Prei temple in northwest Cambodia’s Angkor archaeological park, the Apsara National Authority (Ana) said in a news release on Friday.
ISTANBUL, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Türkiye is set to unveil a "groundbreaking" archaeological park at the historic Haydarpasa Train Station later this year, Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu announced.
CAIRO, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Egypt has identified the tomb of Pharaoh Thutmose II, the last lost royal tomb of the kings of the 18th Dynasty, in the Theban mountain region west of Luxor, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced.
PETALING JAYA: The famed archaeological complex of the Niah Caves National Park of Sarawak has been recognised as a Unesco World Heritage Site, says the Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry (Motac).
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet on Thursday called for more international tourists, saying that the South-East Asian country was not a base for kidnapping, online crime, or human trafficking.
YANGON (Xinhua): Myanmar's well-known archaeological sites will be opened to visitors during the country's water festival next month, Director of the Archaeology and National Museum department U Aung Aung Kyaw said on Wednesday (March 22).
SIEM REAP: The ninth edition of the Angkor Empire Marathon took place on Sunday (Aug 4) at the renowned Angkor Archaeological Park in northwest Cambodia, drawing around 3,000 participants from both domestic and international backgrounds.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet has called for more international tourists, saying that the country was not a base for kidnapping, online crime, or human trafficking.
ROME, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- Archaeologists working in the northern Italian province of Trentino have uncovered an ancient cemetery that they say could rewrite the history of the region.
The Niah Caves complex in Sarawak has been officially listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site, announced the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC) today.
