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Sogdians, their precursors, contemporaries and heirs
TRANSACTIONS OF THE STATE HERMITAGE MUSEUM LXIISOGDIANS, THEIR PRECURSORS, CONTEMPORARIES AND HEIRSBased on proceedings of conference“Sogdians at Home and Abroad”held in memory of Boris Il’ich Marshak...
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Emergence of antiques triggers treasure hunt in Kollam
NATIONAL » KERALA KOLLAM, February 21, 2014The Hindu February 21, 2014 IGNATIUS PEREIRAThe HinduCoins retrieved from the seabed of Tangasseri harbour in Kollam. Photo: Suresh KumarAncient Chinese...
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The Museum on the Roof of the World
ART, POLITICS, AND THE REPRESENTATION OF TIBETCLARE E. HARRIS328 pages | 19 color plates, 50 halftones, 1 line drawing | 7 x 10 | © 2012Buddhism and ModernityFor millions of people around the world,...
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Eurasian Influences on Yuan China
Published by Institute of Southeast Asian StudiesEditor:Morris RossabiISBN:978-981-4459-72-3Format:PaperbackPages:256List price(s):$ 42.90Publication date: 1 December 2013Full...
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Six students travel part of the Silk Road -Hermitage exhibition
University of Leiden 26 February 2013Aanstaande donderdag, 27 februari 2014, vindt tijdens de opening van de tentoonstelling Expeditie Zijderoute in de Hermitage Amsterdam de aftrap plaats van het...
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Sir Aurel Stein
From: Cambridge Library Collection BlogBooks of enduring scholarly valueSkip to contentHomeAbout Cambridge Library CollectionPosted on February 24, 2014by Cambridge Library CollectionI came face to...
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Pronkwerk zijderoute in Hermitage
NOS donderdag 27 feb 2014, Objecten uit de tentoonstelling in de HermitageJeroen Wielaert / NOSDoor verslaggever Jeroen WielaertOp de kaart staan de namen van verdwenen koninkrijken, oasen en...
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Exhibition: ‘The Diamond Sutra and Early Printing’
International Dunhuang Project TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2014The Diamond Sutra. Or.8210/P.2.The whole text of the earliest dated printed book — the Diamond Sutra — will be on display at the British...
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Safeguarding China's sunken riches
China Daily 25 February 2014Saving ancient heritage from the depths is no easy task, as Peng Yining reports.After a descent of 16 meters into waters off the coast of Fujian province, Zhao Jiabin...
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IDP and Irina Popova
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2014A Few of Our Favourite Things: #17 Irina PopovaAs 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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Historic Centre of Bukhara
DescriptionMapsDocumentsGalleryIndicatorsAssistanceHistoric Centre of BukharaBukhara, which is situated on the Silk Route, is more than 2,000 years old. It is the most complete example of a medieval...
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1.4 million Western Han Dynasty coins found in Inner Mongolia
Source: Archaeologynetwork.blogspot.comArchaeologists in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region have found a coin casting workshop and more than 1.4 million ancient coins dating back to the Western Han...
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Expedition Silk Road: Journey to the West
Expedition Silk Road: Journey to the West.Treasures from the Hermitage Pavel Lurje (Author), Kira Samosjoek (Author), Arnoud Bijl (Editor), Birgit Boelens (Editor)Paperback 335 pagesISBN: 9789078653479...
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Weak monsoon led to Indus Valley civilisation collapse: study
PTI [ Updated 28 Feb 2014, 16:52:32 ]PRINTFONT SIZEIndiaTV 28 February 2013London: An abrupt weakening of the summer monsoon in north-west India may have led to the collapse of the mighty Indus Valley...
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The Beauty of Xiaohe and Cheese
Cheese chunks adorn Ancient Mummies From: News.discovery.com By Rossella Lorenzi VIEW RELATED GALLERY »Lumps of cheese, shown with arrowheads, were collected from the neck and chest of a female mummy...
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Ancient Buddhist caves in China could ‘turn to sand’
Sites containing third-century wall paintings face destruction from natural forcesBy Hannah McGivern. Web onlyPublished online: 25 February 2014The network of 236 sandstone caves extend over an area of...
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Amgalant Two : Tribal Brawls
Amgalant Two: Tribal Brawlsby Bryn Hammond Series: AmgalantPaperback: 642 pagesPublisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (November 27, 2012)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 1480201510'Shamans...
View ArticleChinese zijde te zien in Hermitage in Amsterdam
NOS.nl 27 februari 2014donderdag 27 februari 2014, 17:58393 keer beluisterdDuur: 03:23Bron afbeelding: Jeroen Wielaert / NOSAUDIO De Romeinse keizers waren er al dol op: zijde uit China. Hun bestelling...
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Six students follow the Silk Route for Amsterdam's Hermitage
Leiden University, 3 march 2014Six students of archaeology, history and art history are to follow the Silk Route in Central Asia, looking for evidence from ancient history for the enormous cultural...
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Remains of crossbow found at the terracotta warriors site
CCTV 27 February 2014 For the video, click HEREThe terracotta warriors site in Xi’an has long been a hot tourist destination, and a continued base for archaeological studies. Researchers there...
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