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The best and the brightest - Part I
From the Friday Times (Pakistan) by Salma MahmudAt the very heart of the old Punjab, thousands of years ago, lay a dreamland beyond compare. It had a veritable fairytale setting, with a unique...
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Dongba culture linked to Neolithic cave paintings
Play VideoBy CCTV correspondent Richard BesticAcademics from Britain and China claim to have found links between Neolithic cave paintings and the Dongba religion of Yunnan Province. The latest research...
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A Building Boom as Chinese Art Rises in Stature
Dunhuang AcademyThe Dunhuang Visitor Center under construction on the edge of the Gobi Desert. More Photos »By HOLLAND COTTERPublished: March 20, 2013 from...
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Deke Erh's fresh take on 'Burglar of Dunhuang'
MARC Aurel Stein (1862-1943), a Hungarian-British archeologist, is infamous in China as the "burglar of Dunhuang."Stein removed - plundered - a trove of artifacts and precious documents from a secret...
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Mystery unfolds: Monastery unearthed in Taxila valley
The Express Tribune By Waqas NaeemPublished: March 28, 2013A total of 200 students, of masters-level and higher are taking turns participating in the excavation. PHOTO: EXPRESSISLAMABAD: The only...
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History of ancient Dunhuang bears a lesson for Hong Kong
The city, considered a gateway to China centuries ago, declined after losing its edgeFriday, 05 April, 2013 Lee Chack-fan South China Morning PostProfessor Fan, director of Dunhuang...
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Dictionary of Manichaean Texts
Dictionary of Manichaean Texts. Volume III, 2: Texts from Central Asia and China (Texts in Sogdian and Bactrian) Add to basket ->XXXVIII+276 p., 210 x 297 mm, 2012ISBN: 978-2-503-54501-1Languages:...
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Imperial mysteries
Heritage By Salma MahmudWhat went through the mind of Alexander the Great when he came to the fabled Punjabi city of Takshashila? Salma Mahmud reconstructs the young Macedonian's dilemma as he...
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Ancient mysteries revealed in Turkmen desert sands
06 APRIL 2013 - 17H00 France 24 International NewsA view of the excavated fortress town of Gonur-Tepe 50 km from the modern city of Mary in the Kara Kum desert in remote western Turkmenistan, on April...
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A Fragment of Tangut Geography
We go back to Babelstone by Andrew West, 10 April 2013Something I have always wanted to see is an original 12th or 13th century map of the Western Xia territory with place names written in the Tangut...
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Ancient tomb with murals discovered in E China
NANCHANG, April 4 (Xinhua) -- Archaeologists in east China's Jiangxi Province on Thursday announced that they have discovered rare mural paintings with vibrant colors in a 600-year-old tomb.The tomb,...
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Trésors de la Chine ancienne - Bronzes rituels de la collection Meiyintang
Le musée Guimet présente une centaine de bronzes archaïques chinois, chef-d’oeuvres de la prestigieuse collection Meiyintang.Paire de vases pour les offrandes de nourriture dui, Couvercle pouvant...
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Archaeologists on front lines of protecting ancient culture in turbulent regions
From University of Wisconsin- Madison, April 11, 2013Plans for a massive copper mine threaten the site of Mes Aynak, an ancient monastery in Afghanistan. Archaeologists fear that artifacts dating to...
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Famous emperor's tomb found in E. China
The tomb of one of the most famous emperors in Chinese history was discovered on Sunday at a construction site in Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, while a fake burial site has been a tourist attraction for...
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Xingjiao temple seeks to preserve buildings
Watch VideoPlay VideoThe Xingjiao temple is one of the city’s best known sites. Recently the temple was advised to remove some of its surrounding buildings in order to stand a better chance of...
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Examining the Connection Between Ancient China and Borneo
Examining the Connection Between Ancient China and Borneo Through Santubong Archaeological Sitesby Wan Kong Ann, Tsinghua University AbstractHistorical relations between China and Borneo can be traced...
View Article53 New Books in the Digital Archive of Toyo Bunko Rare Books
The Toyo Bunko (Oriental Library) is a leading library in the field of Asian studies. Its collection amounts to 880,000 books of historical importance, and an especially interesting collection in the...
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Manuscripts under the microscope
From earlyTibet.com by Sam van SchaikWhat I like about working with manuscripts is that there are so many different ways to approach them. You can read the texts written on them (and sometimes that’s...
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Animal sculptures to be returned to China
From: CCTV.comWatch VideoPlay VideoAfter over 100 years, two lost Chinese national treasures are finally coming home. After holding talks with Chinese officials in Beijing, Francois-Henri Pinault, a...
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Surprising Discoveries From the Indus Civilization
Archaeologists say the Indus civilization wasn’t nearly as peaceful as popularly thought.The Indus civilization was first identified at Harappa, once a city of 80,000 people.Photograph by James P....
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