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IDP and Desmond Durkin-Meisterernst
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2013A Few of Our Favourite Things: #4 Desmond Durkin-MeisterernstAs part of IDP's 20th anniversary celebrations we have asked twenty of our friends and supporters to select their...
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New Chinese archaeology magazine Wen Wu in English translation on the market
East View Press is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement to publish an English edition of the prestigious Chinese archaeology journal Wen wu (Cultural Relics).Published since the 1950s,...
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An Armchair Traveller's History of The Silk Road
An Armchair Traveller's History of The Silk Roadby Jonathan ClementsHardcover: 320 pagesPublisher: The Armchair Traveller at the BookHaus (11 Nov 2013)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 1907973788The Silk Road...
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More news and photo's "Archaeologists discover traces of Bactria"
Photos: Archaeologists discover traces of BMAC in northeastern IranReport by Tehran Times; photos by Sara Sadat Hasheminejad, Islamic Republic News AgencyTraces of an international culture that is...
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Rare treasures unearthed from imperial Chinese tombs
A large number of rare treasures have been unearthed from the ancient imperial tombs discovered earlier this year in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, conveying the genius of ancient Chinese artisanship and...
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Earliest 'shrine' uncovered at Buddha's birthplace
By James MorganScience reporter, BBC NewsThe remains lay buried beneath the present day Maya Devi TempleContinue reading the main storyRelated StoriesWhat happened to the dream of a Buddhist Mecca?Slow...
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The earliest catalogue of Dunhuang manuscripts
From "Chinese Manuscripts" a blog by Imre GalambosPosted on 11/22/2013 by imreModern scholars have often remarked how unfortunate it was that during Aurel Stein’s initial visit to the Mogao Caves in...
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The Silk Road of the Sea- Book review
14th-century SingaporeThe Silk Road of the SeaNov 29th 2013, 2:00 by Banyan | SINGAPORENot set in stoneTO THOSE who know Singapore as a thriving modern city, relentlessly striving towards the...
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IDP and Vivienne Lo
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2013A Few of Our Favourite Things: #5 Vivienne LoAs part of IDP's 20th anniversary celebrations we have asked twenty of our friends and supporters to select their favourite item...
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Ancient civilisations: Archaeologists provide glimpse into relics of Sindh’s...
More than 400 stone-tool workshops have been discovered at hills of Khairpur, says official. PHOTO: BENTFORMS.COMKARACHI: Archaeologists believe the history of the region, including Sindh, dates back...
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Archaeologists strip Xinjiang mummies to save ancient clothing
By Fu Xiaobo, Lu Qiuping and Mao Yong | 11-26-2013 16:55:44Archaeologists said the work would help them learn more about the clothing of the period, spinning and dyeing techniques, the culture of...
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Toute la Chine dans un rouleau de soie
LE MONDE 02.12.2013 Par Frédéric EdelmannL'exposition « Chefs-d'œuvre de la peinture chinoise », actuellement présentée au Victoria & Albert Museum (V & A) de Londres, apparaît comme une de...
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Is this Sounagoura, identified by Ptolemy in his second-century a.d. work...
A Family's PassionBy REEMA ISLAMSOURCE: Archaeology.orgTuesday, October 15, 2013In Bangladesh, a family protects a site that might appear on a second century A.D. Greek map(Courtesy Reema...
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IDP and Maria Menshikova
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2013A Few of Our Favourite Things #6: Maria MenshikovaAs part of IDP's 20th anniversary celebrations we have asked twenty of our friends and supporters to select their favourite...
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Archaeologists to start full excavation Nanhai 1
Visitors admiring a display of some of the treasures removed from the wooden merchant ship Nanhai 1, which sank during the Southern Song Dynasty of 1127-1279, with an estimated 60,000 to 80,000 items...
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Terracotta Warriors Inspired by Ancient Greek Art
By Owen Jarus, LiveScience Contributor | December 10, 2013About 8,000 Terracotta Warriors were buried in three pits less than a mile to the northeast of the mausoleum of the First Emperor of China, Qin...
View ArticleThe Detours of Ibn Battuta
Penn Museum Great Voyages Lecture Series 2013- 2014: Traveler's Tips from the 14th Century: The Detours of Ibn BattutaPaul Cobb, Professor Islamic History, University of Pennsylvania presents...
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IDP and me
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2013A Few of Our Favourite Things #7: Hans van RoonAs part of IDP's 20th anniversary celebrations we have asked twenty of our friends and supporters to select their favourite item...
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Chinese couple lead team to restore Mogao Grottoes
Yang Dongmiao draws the painting details carefully in a restored grotto in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Dec. 10, 2013. Yang Dongmiao and her husband Jin Weidong, as well as...
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Buddhism in China- Collected Papers of Erik Zürcher
Buddhism in ChinaCollected Papers of Erik ZürcherEdited by Jonathan A. Silk, Leiden UniversityISBN13: 9789004250932E-ISBN: 9789004263291Publication Year: 2013Format: HardbackPages, Illustr.: approx....
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