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Ancient golden artefacts found in Almaty Kazakhstan
Photo courtesy of Almaty Department of CultureTengrinews.kz 14 January 2015Excavations of a burial mound in Alatau district of Almaty have uncovered unique golden artifacts, Tengrinews reports citing...
View ArticleRediscover and Celebrate the Silk Route Trade Heritage of Kargil
I47/ Munshi Aziz Bhat Museum, Munshi Enclave, Lakore, Kargil - 194193, Ladakh (Jammu & Kashmir), IndiaA family-operated, Public Museum dedicated to preserving the life and legacy of Munshi Aziz...
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Ruins of ancient bridges discovered in Xi'an
View of the north end of the ruins of No. 1 bridge of Chucheng Gate in the northern suburbs of Xi'an, capital of Northwest China's Shaanxi province, Jan 15, 2015.ChinaDaily.com.cn 16 January...
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Fayaz-Tepa in Central Asia (Uzbekistan)
Larry Stout sent me the following mail:You know the famous paintings of "Tocharian donors" at the Kizil caves near Kucha, Xinjiang, which are said to date from the sixth century CE. Today, while...
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Taxila
SRF.ch 12 Januar 2015Terror, islamistischer Fundamentalismus, Chaos: Das bringen viele Menschen mit Pakistan in Verbindung. Kaum bekannt ist, dass Pakistan vor mehr als 2000 Jahren ein buddhistisches...
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Rare mural paintings found in Yuan Dynasty tomb
China.org.cn January 19, 2015A view of mural paintings found in a tomb of Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) in Hengshan county, Northwest China’s Shaanxi province, Jan 18, 2015. Archaeologist said the delicate...
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Exhibiting Buddhist Cave Temples and Their Art
From Dunhuang, China, to the Getty Center, Los Angeles: Opportunities and Challenges of Exhibiting Buddhist Cave Temples and Their ArtDateThu Jan-29-2015, 6:00pmLocationLevinthal Hall, Stanford...
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Yuan Dynasty tomb murals most likely Mongolian
For the video, Click HERECCTV.com.20 January 2015Elaborately depicted murals created during the Yuan dynasty, some 700 years ago, have been found in a tomb in Hengshan county, north Shanxi province.The...
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Ancient ship wreckage discovered in Xi'an
Chinaculture.org 21 January 2015Archaeologists discovered the wreckage of an ancient ship subsequent to the discovery of the ruins of five large-scale ancient bridges in the old course of the Weihe...
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Classic, Treasure and Magic along the Silk Road
19 janvier 2015Par Monique AbudLe cycle de conférences données par Yu Xin, professeur invité à l'EHESS, se poursuit tout le mois de janvier.Archaeological Evidence, Cultural Imagination and Image of...
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New post from IDP (the International Dunhuang Project from the British Library)
FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 2015A Suicidal Thunder God?Drawing at the end of Dunhuang manuscript Or.8210/S.3326.Showing this manuscript today to a group of visiting students, I was again struck by the...
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Lecture 19 Febr: Kublai Khan's Legacy- Inner Asian Influence on Chinese Art
ILIAS International Institute for Asian Studies- Leiden Februar 201519 2015Kublai Khan's legacy: Inner Asian Influence on Chinese artLecture by Professor Morris Rossabi (Columbia University / The...
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Three new life size Buddha statues discovered at Mes Aynak
Saving Mes Aynak added 3 new photos.26 January at 22:46 · Incredible news! THREE new life size Buddha statues were just discovered by Afghan archaeologists at Mes Aynak! One is complete and untouched...
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Face of tattooed mummified princess finally revealed after 2,500 years
Siberian Times by Anna Liesowska26 January 2015Taxidermy expert uses painstaking techniques to create first ever replica of the ice maiden found preserved in the Siberian high altitude plateau.'One...
View ArticleMongol Khans: Patrons of Islam
Morris Rossabi will give a lecture "Kublai Khan's Legacy: Inner- Asian Influence on Chinese Art" on the 19th of February 2015 in one of the most beautiful locations in the world, the Rijksmuseum in...
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800 million modern men are descended from a handful of ancient leaders -...
The 11 fathers of Asia: 800 million modern men are descended from a handful of ancient leaders - including Genghis KhanScientists from the University of Leicester traced DNA in modern men to 'founding...
View Article12th–13th-Century Mina’i Enamel Ware presented by Dr. Morris Rossabi
12th–13th-Century Mina’i Enamel Ware presented by Dr. Morris Rossabi from Shangri La Hawaii on Vimeo.
View ArticleRecordings from the Past: A Timurid Embassy to China in 1419- 1422
A Timurid Embassy from Herat to Beijing, 1419-22, Recorded by Artist Ghiyath al-Din Naqqash: Timurid Art After Chinafrom Shangri La HawaiiPresenter: David RoxburghWhen: June 21, 2014Where: Shangri...
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From Yuan to Modern China and Mongolia
From Yuan to Modern China and MongoliaThe Writings of Morris RossabiMorris Rossabi, the City University of New YorkMorris Rossabi, the City University of New YorkThis wide-ranging work, consisting of...
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The Mongol Century: Visual Cultures of Yuan China, 1260-1368
The Mongol Century: Visual Cultures of Yuan China, 1260-1368by Shane McCauslandHardcover: 304 pagesPublisher: Reaktion Books (2 Feb. 2015)ISBN-10: 1780233663 The Mongol Century explores the visual...
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