Excavations of a palace in Vietnamese Royal Citadel of Thang Long
Archaeologists revealed finds from the excavations in the area of the Kinh Thien Palace site in Thang Long Royal Citadel, in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Archaeologists revealed finds from the excavations in the area of the Kinh Thien Palace site in Thang Long Royal Citadel, in Hanoi, Vietnam.
An international project conducted in the ancient city of Merv in Turkmenistan was stopped. It was revealed that the reason was the smuggle of historical artefacts by the German archaeology team participating in the project.
Researchers recovered remains of US soldiers who died in a plane crash during World War Two, in the area of Lower Dibang Valley, Arunachal Pradesh state, north-eastern India.
Over 20 settlement sites were discovered in south-west China’s Sichuan province during archaeological evaluation prior to major railroad construction project.
Sculptures belonging to Jain Thirthankaras of the Vedic period (1500-500 BC) were found at the village of Siddenki, Telangana state in southern India. The site is located 3 kilometres away from the 2000 years old Jain Temple of Kulpakji also known as Kolanupaka.
A Panchaloha idol of Lord Saneshwara was discovered in Qutballapur village in Ranga Reddy district, Telangana state of India. The find was made accidentally by workers while digging.
Two ink paintings were recently found in Japan. The artwork is dated to between the Asuka Period (6th-8th century AD) and Nara Period (early to late 8th century AD).
A couple of pottery vessels filled with meals for the afterlife were found in an ancient tomb in Xinyang, Henan province, China. The find is dated over 2000 years to the past.
Archaeologists started excavations at Bairencheng, an ancient city dating back 2500 years, located in Xingtai, Hebei province, north-eastern China.
Archaeologists uncovered 25 tombs in at Longjingshan and Zongzaigang, Guangzhou of Guangdong province, south-eastern China. The burial area contains tombs dated between periods of Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 BC) and Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD).
Archaeologists unearthed a site, known as Yongshan Blood Pool, Fengxiang, Shaanxi province, China, that may have been used by ancient Emperors of China to carry out animal sacrifices through slaughtering and burying cattle.
A stone causeway, measuring 4 kilometres in length and 20 metres in width, was found over Sone river in Bihar, north-eastern India. The structure is said to be a part of the Grand Trunk road, or Uttarpath, built by Afghan ruler Sher Shah Suri in the 16th century.
Archaeological survey of the Khyber tribal area in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas region of Pakistan brought a discovery of new 110 heritage sites. Among them are 30000 year old Palaeolithic rock paintings found in in Tehsil Jamrud.
Villagers in Lu County, Sichuan, south-west China, uncovered an ancient tomb containing over 200 reliefs depicting human figures.
Over 80 artefacts crafted from animal bone and half-products were found by archaeologists at a Prehistoric settlement site near Manzherok in Russian Federation’s southern Siberia. The site dates back 2000 years.
Japanese archaeologist found ancient earthworks that might be first hard evidence to existence of a 7th century walled city. The fortifications possibly surrounded the city of Dazaifu, or the regional government in the Kyushu region, northern Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
Archaeologists found remains of a 1000-year-old wall, possibly longest wall in India, in an area about near Gorakhpur village, about 200 kilometres from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, central India.
Excavations of an ancient burial site in Mukdahan, Thailand, revealed corpses with preserved skin covered in tattoos, believed to be a black magic spell.
Archaeologists revealed 1000-year-old ruins in Haifeng, Hebei province, China, belonging to a port on the route of Maritime Silk Road. The ancient ruins are dated to the times of the Jin (960–1276 AD) and Yuan (1271–1368 AD) Dynasties.
Archaeologists found evidence for salt boiling industry in form of several features at a site in Huanghua, Hebei province, China. The sites date to the Tang Dynasty (618—907 AD).